Despite the growing recognition that cybersecurity is no longer confined to the digital realm, the gendered consequences of cyber incidents remain largely unexamined in national policy discussions. As a result, the United States continues to design and implement cybersecurity strategies that assume impacts are evenly distributed across society.
In reality, disruptions to healthcare, education, transportation and public services disproportionately affect women, not because women are inherently more vulnerable, but because they occupy structural roles. This omission has significant implications.
