This viewpoint addresses the lack of gender diversity in medical leadership in Latin America and the gap in evidence on gender dimensions of the health workforce. Originally posted on Lancet…

Gender equal leadership is absent from WHO’s executive board, with women accounting for under 10% of the 34 members. We are shocked, outraged, and driven to demand a radical shift…

In March 2020 as the pandemic began to escalate globally Women and Global Health issued a Call to Action with 5 asks to address the impact of pandemics for women…

At the G20 in Rome, it’s time for a gender-responsive approach to COVID19. Originally posted on Think Global Health

Any limitations on the autonomy and mobility of women and girls will add a significant burden to an already strained healthcare system, write Laura Jung, Lilly Khorsand, Anita Afzali, Mariam…

Without women, there are no health and care services. The moral and strategic imperative to address gender equality just got critical. Originally posted on Apolitical.

In 2015, practising physician Roopa Dhatt and her colleagues wangled their way into the World Health Assembly in Geneva, and counted how many of the chief delegates representing countries were…

Personal protective equipment is often designed for men, and that is leaving female health workers further exposed to infection amid the pandemic, global health professionals say. “This is a universal…

President Joe Biden’s first foreign trip for high-level meetings in Europe was intended as a strong signal to the world that “America is back.” While he was largely referring to…

Covid-19 impacts men, women, and non-binary genders differently—and not equally. The virus is not gender blind, but evidence shows that over 80% of covid-19 health policies ignore gender, with serious consequences…