#VaccinEquity in 100 Days, Vaccinate women health workers — care for them so they can care for us.
Feb 19, 2021
We must accelerate vaccine equity now for all health workers, especially for the women who comprise 70% of the health and care workforce. The COVID-19 virus has infected over 100 million…
Sarah Hillware: “Feminism Is Not Feminism Unless It’s Intersectional”
Feb 14, 2021
This interview in the Philanthropy Women features Sarah Hillware, the Deputy Director of Women in Global Health (WGH), a 35,000+ strong women-led organization working to challenge power and privilege for…
It’s time to change the narrative: Women in COVID-19, science, and academia
Feb 11, 2021
History has a habit of erasing women’s contribution to science — from NASA’s ‘hidden figures’ and the women who propelled men into space to the many female researchers whose work…
Women as Leaders, Not Victims, on the Path to Universal Healthcare
Feb 2, 2021
The intense repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic have led to massive ripple effects felt around the world, particularly in marginalized communities and for the women and girls within them. Within…
WGH Report COVID -19: Global Health Security Depends on Women
Feb 1, 2021
Rebalancing the unequal social contract for women As of September 2020 around 30 million people worldwide have been infected with COVID-19 and close to 1 million people are known to…
Gender blind to gender transformative: empowering women as leaders in the global health workforce
Jan 15, 2021
Gender equality is fundamental to progress towards UHC, and the COVID-19 pandemic is reinforcing the importance of gender-balanced leadership. This blog from the Global Health Workforce Network’s Gender Equity Hub describes evidence…
In Memoriam of Samya Rose Stumo
Nov 18, 2020
Women in Global Health are deeply disheartened to share that Thinkwell Institute’s analyst & WGH’s volunteer communications associate, Ms. Samya Stumo died tragically at age 24 in the crash of…
POLICY: Strengthen Gender Mainstreaming in WHO’s Pandemic Preparedness and Response
Oct 26, 2020
The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPPR), the Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme (IOAC) and the Review Committee of International Health Regulations…
Europe’s Strategy to Fight COVID-19: Reflections on Different Response Strategies
Jun 9, 2020
Women in Global Health Chapters in Sweden, Norway, Germany and Finland kindly invite you to a joint seminar on “Europe’s Strategy to Fight COVID-19: Reflections on Different Response Strategies and…
Gender Dimensions of COVID-19 Pandemic
May 9, 2020
The Irish Global Health Network and Esther Alliance hosted a series of webinars on the Covid-19 Pandemic. The 7th Webinar Was Co-Hosted By Women In Global Health Ireland. Get all…
