Reflections on International Women’s Day, the Right Response to SolarWinds, and More

Staggering COVID-19 disparities in Detroit, espionage versus acts of war, and building a more equal world after the pandemic.

View in browser March 8, 2021   Missed last week's event on women and leadership with former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Director-General of the World Trade Organization Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala? Catch up on the conversation to celebrate International Women's Day! International Women's Day reflections on leading for an equal future in a COVID-19 world   "As we commemorate the roles that girls and women have borne around the world during the pandemic—as health care workers, caregivers, teachers, innovators, scientists, community organizers, and national leaders—we must recognize that they, like the [Brookings] Echidna Global Scholars, have been working for decades to build a better 'post-COVID world' where 'better' has always meant equal," write Christina Kwauk and Emiliana Vegas.   Read more The danger in calling the SolarWinds breach an 'act of war'   The SolarWinds hack was not an act of war—it was an act of espionage. The United States has experienced cycles of outrage over Russian espionage before and mislabeling espionage as an act of war risks leading the United States toward the wrong response, argues Tarah Wheeler.   Read more Examining and addressing COVID-19 racial disparities   Per February 2021 data, one in every 645 Black people in the United States can expect to die from COVID-19. Rashawn Ray, Jane Fran Morgan, Lydia Wileden, Samantha Elizondo, and Destiny Wiley-Yancy assess the pandemic's disparities in Detroit, where Black people represent 75% of known COVID-19 diagnoses by race and nearly 90% of deaths.   Read more Help support Brookings with a donation   Brookings is committed to making its high-quality, independent policy research free to the public. Please consider making a contribution today to our Annual Fund to support our experts' work. The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Brookings Institution campus in Washington, D.C. is currently closed and all events are virtual only. For more information on the Institution's response, read our full guidance here. The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Unsubscribe Manage your newsletter preferences | Receive the Brookings Brief less often