Economic and Gender Justice for Women Community Health Workers
Mar 26, 2024
Community health workers (CHWs) deliver primary health care to over one billion people in low-and middle-income countries. Women are the majority of CHWs worldwide and are often the first, and…
A year of Collective Action & Solidarity for Women in Health Everywhere
Dec 19, 2023
As Women in Global Health, we are witness to how gender inequities in health leadership and the health sector make systems and services less gender responsive, worsen working conditions for…
Press Release: Heroines of Health 2023
Jul 25, 2023
Global health awards recognize outstanding women in health July 19, 2023 – Twelve women on the frontlines of health systems across the African continent including Ethiopia, Kenya, Burkina Faso, Senegal,…
Time for change: Women’s frontline position in health overlooked in leadership
Jun 27, 2023
Globally, women hold around 70% of health-worker jobs, over 80% of nursing and over 90% of midwifery roles and deliver the majority of unpaid care and domestic work in families and communities….
A Wake-up Call for UHC – Time to Recognize Women in Health Workforce
Jun 27, 2023
As the United Nations multi-stakeholder meeting on universal health coverage (UHC) convenes on Tuesday afternoon in New York, we urge that women health workers are properly recognized and rewarded The…
Time to build back equal in global health leadership
Jun 27, 2023
Globally, women hold around 70% of health worker jobs, over 80% of nursing and over 90% of midwifery roles and deliver the majority of unpaid care and domestic work in families and…
