Gender
According to the United Nations, gender equality is fundamental to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, affecting access to quality health care, exposure to health risks, and the outcomes of disease and disability—for children and parents alike. Improvements in health, from lower child mortality to greater access to reproductive care, can alter the power to access gender-related rights and freedoms. This section examines the new ways in which health and gender intersect and reinforce each other.
Gender
48 Million
82.4 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced by the end of 2020—more than half were women and girls
Displaced girls and women
38 Percent
Globally, 38 percent of males between the ages of 15 and 49 are drinking harmful amounts of alcohol
Young Men and Alcohol
70 Percent
70 percent of health-care workers are women
Women health-care workers
11 Percent
Women and girls were 11 percent more likely to drop out of school during the COVID pandemic compared to boys
Education, girls, and COVID-19
1 in 4
One in four U.S. women will have an abortion by age 45
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Abortion in the United States
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Tackling Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws and Tackling Pandemics in Uganda
Collective action is needed to protect vulnerable communities
Health Practitioners Say #MeToo
Unmasking widespread sexual harassment and abuse in the global health sector
Tracking Tobacco
New ways to light up tobacco research
Alabama’s Growing Health Equity Divide
The emergence of maternity deserts are causing lasting challenges for Black mothers
Easing the Cervical Cancer Disease Burden In India
A potential solution to the country’s cervical cancer problem
Women’s Labor-Force Participation in the Middle East
How to bridge workplace gender gaps in the region
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How to Save Mothers
Addressing perinatal depression can improve pregnant women’s mental health
LGBTQI+ People Need a Permanent End to the Global Gag Rule
The Global Gag Rule disrupts health services and relationships for LGBTQI+ people and harms LGBTQI+ rights globally
Addressing Contraceptive Needs for Women Living With HIV
How community health workers can help promote choice in reproductive health care
Bringing Personal Experience With Sexual and Reproductive Health to Work
How one woman’s experience with maternal care shaped her professional understanding
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Women Leaders in Global Health
Three women discuss why they chose a career in global health and what inspired them to become leaders
The Woman Behind “Years of Life Lost”
The lost story of Mary Dempsey, who developed a foundational metric of global health