Women Leadership in Global Health Research with Andrea S. Winkler
WGH Norway acknowledges the urgency of acting towards gender equity in global health leadership positions. Women make up approximately 75% of the health workforce and yet their representation at higher levels of global health leadership is limited. Our next speaker, Andrea S. Winkler will focus on her experience within global health research using her personal...
The “Great Resignation” of Health and Care Workers
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed inequalities between and within societies, including gender inequality. Women make up around 70% of the health and care workforce globally and 90% of patient-facing roles during COVID-19. Women provide $3 trillion work to health and care annually, of which $1.5 trillion is unpaid. In addition, many women health and care...
Leading Change: Heroines of Health 2022
About Heroines of Health The Heroines of Health Awards began in 2017 to amplify the platform for women’s contributions to health, which are immense, but go largely unrecognized. Women deliver health, men lead it. Inspired by the wealth of talent of women working in health, Women in Global Health launched this one-of-a-kind recognition to celebrate...
Collective Responsibility, Collective Action: Latin American and Caribbean Regional Town Hall
Women in Global Health will be hosting, in partnership with other CSOs, four regional town halls in selected regions where there are high numbers of humanitarian emergencies that expose communities to SEAH. (East and Southern Africa, Francophone Africa, Southern America and Asia Regional Town halls). The first one on East and Southern Africa town hall...
Press Writing and Outreach – Skills Training for Chapters
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP In this workshop, Phil Dickie, an experienced news editor of 40 years, provided an overview of the basic dos and don'ts of crafting the perfect press release. He thought us about writing styles targeted for a news media audience, and the types of headlines and lead paragraphs that can grab an editor’s...
The Power of Stories: Activism Against Gender Based Violence in Health
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day. It was started by activists in 1991 and continues to be coordinated each year by the Center...
Collective Responsibility, Collective Action: Asia Town Hall
Asia Regional Town Hall on Prevention of and Response to Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment in Global Health Co-sponsors: The Prajnya Trust, WGH India, WGH Bangladesh Key Takeaways Region-wide collaboration and partnership in tackling sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH), and the need to develop joint initiatives to change unequal gender norms. The importance of...
Gender Equality and Care Systems to guarantee Universal Health Coverage
In the context of the International Day of Human Rights, celebrated on December 10 and the International Day for Universal Health Coverage, celebrated on December 12, the Global Alliance for Care, in collaboration with the National Institute of Women of the Government of Mexico (INMUJERES), the Government of France, Women in Global Health, UN Women...
Collective Responsibility, Collective Action
Francophone African Town Hall on Prevention of and Response to Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment in Global Health Co-sponsors: COSAMED, Francophone West Africa and Regional Chapters Key takeaways: Focus on instilling a culture of fighting sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH) within the magistrates, as they are the ones with the power to prosecute Training...
Press Writing and Outreach – Chapter Session
Join this practical skills session for chapters* - led by the WGH Global Communications team. We’ll cover the dos and don’ts of writing for the press, covering: Best practices on writing press releases; headlines, lede paragraphs, quotes and tailoring health messaging for a news audience Repurposing and tailoring WGH content for different audiences and regions...
The role of youth and digital media to end workplace gender-based violence in health
Workplace gender-based violence (GBV) was reported by ⅔ of healthcare workers, despite the issue being severely underreported. Overwhelming data calls for action to eliminate hostile working conditions. In the fast-changing world, digital safety keeps posing new challenges, especially for women and gender minorities that continuously face online harassment and other forms of discrimination. In this...
The XX Paradox: The State of Women’s Leadership in Health
Women are 70% of the health and care workforce but hold only 25% of leadership roles. This is The XX Paradox in Health. Around the world, women health workers are shaping health and leading health in their communities but are underpaid, often unpaid, undervalued and under protected. Six million women community health workers are subsidizing...
