Women leaders COVID-19 response from the grassroots to government: perspectives from Yemen

As public interest in women’s leadership in response to COVID-19 grows, Noha Yehya of the Yemeni Women Union (YWU), and Michelle Spearing and Laura Martineau-Searle of SDDirect reflect on the roles of women in the COVID-19 response and draw lessons from Yemen to highlight the importance of women’s leadership at the grassroots in responding to the pandemic and the links to the women, peace and security agenda.