Advance Gender-Equitable Universal Health Coverage

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) cannot be achieved without confronting structural gender inequities in service delivery, financing, research, and innovation. Data gaps, limited investment in women’s health R&D, and underrepresentation of women in STEM and AI governance perpetuate inequities. Emerging technologies risk reproducing bias without safeguards.

Our Approach

Women in Global Health advances equity across coverage and innovation systems through:

Integrating Gender Across UHC

Treat gender as a cross-cutting determinant in service coverage, financing, and accountability

Closing Data and Research Gaps

Advocate mandatory sex- and gender-disaggregated reporting
Promote increased investment in women’s health R&D

Advancing Gender-Responsive Financing and Workforce Protection

Ensure essential services and workforce protections are sustainably funded

Ensuring Inclusive Innovation

Promote women’s participation in STEM and AI governance
Advocate gender audits and safeguards against algorithmic bias

Strengthening Regulatory Accountability

Integrate gender criteria into procurement, regulation, and innovation oversight

Why It Matters

UHC is not universal if it is not gender-responsive. Innovation must reduce inequities — not entrench them.