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
Abortion in the United States
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Monkeypox and What Health Experts Are Not Saying About Sexual Transmission
Frank and positive messaging on sex is the first step to curbing spread and protecting the most vulnerable
"Pregnant People Will Die as a Result of Overturning Roe v. Wade"
A New York OB-GYN speaks out on the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to end abortion access
For Young Men, Alcohol Does Not Have to Be a Death Sentence
For males ages 15 to 49, drinking alcohol causes nearly 10 percent of all years lost to death and disability
Kenya and Maternal Health: Delivering Results
Pregnant parents face obstacles in accessing and receiving quality maternal health services
U.S. Abortion Law and Dissenting from the Norm
The United States is an outlier on abortion access
The U.S. Tampon Shortage Was There Long Before You Heard About It
The reason why hand sanitizer and Sriracha sauce shortages make headlines and dwindling tampon supplies don't
Poland's New 'Pregnancy Registry' Raises Red Flags
Some women feel their privacy and autonomy are on the line
North Carolina's New Strategy to Tackle Maternal Mortality
Black women are more likely to die in childbirth, but doula services could save lives
The Gender Pay Gap Is Wider Than You Thought
Making women's unpaid care work count toward an economy for health
Hiding in Plain Sight
Although schistosomiasis affects many women and the treatment is simple, it is often misdiagnosed
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
Periods Don't Stop For Conflict
Addressing women's health in Ukraine and other conflict zones
Ghana's Proposed Hate Bill Threatens Safety, Livelihood, and the Health of LGBTQI+ People
Human rights defenders in Ghana and in the diaspora should work with a broad base of allies to defeat the proposed bill
Suicide and Indian Housewives
In India, the chances of dying by suicide jump drastically if a woman is a housewife