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Extreme Heat Taxes Africa's Women and Reproduction

Many women in Africa have little or no protection against extreme heat events in their day-to-day lives

Menstrual Health Advocacy in Cameroon

Young women are crusading to expand access to menstrual health care and education in Cameroon

Gender

How Gender and Sex Shape Disease

New research exposes why health systems should tailor responses to the needs of men and women starting at a young age

Gender

Seeking Gender Equality in the Global Health Workforce

By adopting a gender perspective, policymakers can better address the challenges that women in the health sector face

Gender

Breaking Barriers, Building Leaders

Youth-driven change in Jharkhand’s health system

Gender

Family Planning: Global Disparities Persist

Contraception access and options need to improve to help empower women, young people

Gender

U.S. Abortion Law and Dissenting from the Norm

The United States is an outlier on abortion access

Poverty

On the Front Lines with India's COVID-19 Warriors

Protecting community health workers will help the vast nation ride out future waves

Gender

COVID-19 Led to Worse Social and Economic Consequences for Women

Around the globe, the pandemic set back girls and women in education, work, and homes

Gender

How the Pandemic Changed Attitudes About Menstrual Health in India

Innovation and outreach by individuals, governments, and global organizations have advanced understanding and support

Gender

The Resilience of Women in Sudan

An interview with Sudanese physician Sarah Khalifa

Gender

Women in Health Care: A Call for Pandemic Equity

At the G20 in Rome, it's time for a gender-responsive approach to COVID-19

Gender

Abortion in China

Writer Leta Hong Fincher reflects on abortion, women's rights, and the resilient feminist movement in China

Gender

Women and Suicide During COVID-19

In some countries, suicide among females has increased as the pandemic wears on