ABSTRACT

The global COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented attention to the relationship between gender inequality and global health security. Within this context, Canada is well placed, due to its foreign and domestic policy commitments to advancing gender equity, to take a leadership role in addressing the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on women and priority populations. We propose three ways Canada might exercise this comparative advantage, to both be a leader in the global COVID-19 response and to advance a feminist foreign policy: prioritize the care economy within international assistance, champion a feminist global health agenda, and sensitize the security sector to rights-based approaches to health emergencies.

摘要

全球 COVID-19 大流行使性别不平等与全球卫生安全之间的关系受到前所未有的关注。在这种情况下，由于其对促进性别平等的外交和国内政策承诺，加拿大处于有利地位，可以在解决 COVID-19 对妇女和优先人群的过度影响方面发挥领导作用。我们提出了加拿大可以发挥这种比较优势的三种方式，既要成为全球 COVID-19 应对措施的领导者，又要推进女权主义外交政策：在国际援助中优先考虑护理经济，倡导女权主义全球卫生议程，并提高安全意识部门对突发卫生事件采取基于权利的方法。