Seattle USA
Founded: January 2019
Women in Global Health Seattle is a movement of professional women and their allies working in global health in the Pacific Northwest.
WGH Seattle is advancing gender equity in global health leadership by creating space for building personal and professional networks, challenging the status quo, and inspiring professionals in the Pacific Northwest to create pathways and support for women, trans, and/or gender-nonconforming people in global health to achieve their full potential.
Values Statement
Women in Global Health Seattle is an inclusive group that recognizes systemic discrimination against Black, Indigenous, and people of color, women, and LGBTQ+ people impact their career pathways and advancement, as well as many other aspects of their lives. We understand that people at the intersections of those identities face compounded biases. We take an expansive view of gender and strive to center Black, Indigenous, and women of color. If you think you belong, you do.
Get in touch
Email: wghseattle@wghalliance.org
Our Work
WGH Seattle has hosted various events, both in person and virtually, since its inception in 2019. Recordings to some of our past events can be found here. Previous topics for quarterly gatherings have included networking and mentorship, allyship and DEI, decolonizing global health, imposter syndrome, and more. The chapter also currently has several small groups available for individuals to join, and the full list of small groups can be found on the WGH Seattle website here.
Interested individuals can also subscribe to the WGH Seattle mailing list to stay up to date on upcoming gatherings.
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Our Leaders
The WGH Seattle chapter is hosted by the Washington Global Health Alliance (WGHA). WGHA is a global health membership organization that exists to connect and inform the global health community, creating a culture of collaboration among members to increase our impact in the world. WGH Seattle is one of the programs WGHA manages and more information about WGHA can be found here.
WGHA staff partners with a peer-nominated advisory panel to host gatherings, small groups and other programming as needed for WGH Seattle.
Advisory Panel Co-Chairs:
- Fatima Al-Shimari
- Kiarra Witcher
Advisory Panel Members:
- Alicia Annamalay
- Julian Atim
- April Haberman
- Patience Jaman
- Patience Komba
- Michelle Korte
- Dorothy Miller
- Shawon Riffat Ara
