Clare Wenham, Assistant Professor of Global Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science

Clare Wenham is Assistant Professor of Global Health Policy at London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). She specializes in global health security and the politics and policy of pandemic preparedness and outbreak response, through analysis of influenza, Ebola, Zika, and COVID-19. Her work has been featured in The Lancet, BMJ, Security Dialogue, International Affairs, BMJ Global Health and Third World Quarterly.

"Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty." - B. A. D'Anna, SUNY Delhi, CHOICE

"Outstanding and original. Wenham provides a meticulous, detail-rich study of a health emergency outbreak. This is the feminist inquiry into national, regional, and international responses to health emergencies. Wenham asks the critical question: for who is the phrase 'global health security' invoked? The answer is confronting but the final message is hopeful. A timely book. An essential read." - Sara E. Davies, Professor of International Relations, Griffith University, Australia

"How can it be that global efforts to respond to epidemics still remain so blind to their gendered impacts? Clare Wenham begins to dissect and unravel this glaring injustice with immense scholarly rigor, care, and compassion. Her critique of global health security is a fresh, incisive, and ever so vital book for everyone in the field—now more than ever." - Stefan Elbe, Professor of International Relations, University of Sussex

"Epidemics and illness are not gender-neutral, but how we respond to them is frequently gender-blind. In this groundbreaking and insightful book, Clare Wenham uses a feminist analysis of global health security narratives and responses to lay bare the inequitable impact of epidemics (and pandemics) on women's lives, health, and wellbeing. The lessons from her analysis are relevant across the global health spectrum; Wenham shows us that gender matters." - Sarah Hawkes, Professor of Global Public Health, University College London

"Clare Wenham is a rising star in global health politics whose work on gender, feminism, and global health security is path-breaking and inspiring. Her writing style is clear and accessible, and she combines theoretical sophistication with data-driven empirical research from Brazil. In this book, Clare turns the emphasis on gender in global health from representation (are women involved in decisions?) to the impact of global health security on women's lives. This is incredibly timely given the disproportionate impact the current COVID-19 pandemic has had on women in terms of unemployment, childcare responsibilities, and poverty across the world. Clare's book is a must-read for global health students, researchers, and policy-makers trying to ensure that the gendered impact of outbreaks, and their responses, are appropriately and fully considered." - Devi, Sridhar, Professor of Global Public Health, University of Edinburgh