Gender and health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Mar 6, 2025 · Gender refers to the characteristics of women, men, girls and boys that are socially constructed. This includes norms, behaviours and roles associated with being a woman, man, …
Gender and health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Gender norms, roles and relations, and gender inequality and inequity, affect people’s health all around the world. This Q&A examines the links between gender and health, highlighting …
Building a healthier world by women and for women is key to …
Mar 6, 2025 · As the world marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action on Women – a landmark blueprint for gender equality – progress remains frustratingly …
10 key issues in ensuring gender equity in the global health …
Mar 20, 2019 · 3. Often, gender norms and stereotypes of jobs can affect the roles that women occupy. Cultural labelling as either ‘men’s’ or ‘women’s’ roles prevent women from reaching …
The role of digital health technologies in women’s health, …
Mar 8, 2024 · The results suggest that DHTs positively impact women’s empowerment, facilitate the achievement of gender equality (particularly associated with improving women’s access to …
promote gender transformative policies to realise better global health. Gender transformative policies are defined in the Report as those that ‘seek to transform gender relations to promote …
Ensuring gender-responsive health systems - World Health …
Universal health coverage (UHC) is based on principles of equity. However, even a well-functioning health system striving towards UHC is not necessarily equitable and gender …
Strengthening health sector response to gender-based violence in ...
May 5, 2024 · Gender and sex are related to but different from gender identity. Gender identity refers to a person’s deeply felt, internal and individual experience of gender, which may or …
The future we expect: women’s health and gender equality
Jun 28, 2021 · The World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Special Programme HRP and the United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH) in …
Gender based violence is a public health issue: using a health …
Nov 25, 2021 · Addressing gender-based violence with a health systems approach. Gender-based violence response requires a multi-sectoral response and health systems have an …