Gender
According to the United Nations, gender equality is fundamental to the achievement of all seventeen 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. Conversely, 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
132 M
Number of girls out of school worldwide in 2016
Number of girls out of school worldwide in 2016
303,000
Women die from complications in pregnancy or child
Women die from complications in pregnancy or childbirth
21%
Unmet need for contraception in sub-Saharan Africa
Need for contraception in sub-Saharan Africa left unmet
2.7 B
Women legally restricted from same jobs as men
Women legally restricted from same job choices as men
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