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
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In Kenya, at least 678 women and girls were murdered by intimate partners from 2016 to 2024
Gender-Based Violence in Kenya and U.S. Foreign Aid190 M
More than 190 million women worldwide live with endometriosis
When Endometriosis Causes Mental Illness8%
Online-only abortion clinics were found to account for 8% of abortions in the first half of 2023
U.S. Supreme Court Challenge to Abortion Pills Could Boost Illegal ImportsFour Times
Women do up to four times more unpaid care work than men, a gap that will take 210 years to close
Seeking Gender Equality in the Global Health Workforce16%
Unsafe abortions already make up 16% of all maternal deaths in sub-Saharan Africa
Roe's Repeal Inspires Abortion Rollbacks in Other Countries48 Million
82.4 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced by the end of 2020—more than half were women and girls
Periods Don't Stop For Conflict38 Percent
Globally, 38 percent of males between the ages of 15 and 49 are drinking harmful amounts of alcohol
For Young Men, Alcohol Does Not Have to Be a Death Sentence70 Percent
70 percent of health-care workers are women
Women in Health Care: A Call for Pandemic Equity11 Percent
Women and girls were 11 percent more likely to drop out of school during the COVID pandemic compared to boys
COVID-19 Led to Worse Social and Economic Consequences for Women1 in 4
One in four U.S. women will have an abortion by age 45
"Pregnant People Will Die as a Result of Overturning Roe v. Wade"Featured
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The Money and Risks Behind Human Egg Donation
U.S. egg donation is a $400 million sector, but a dearth of federal oversight means some health risks go unmeasured
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Using AI to Track Gender-Based Violence
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USAID Cuts Could Sever HPV Prevention
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Netflix's Adolescence: Social Change Through Edutainment
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A Gender Levy for Tobacco, Alcohol, and Other Health-Harming Products
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Women Bear Mexico's Diabetes Crisis
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Reimagining Sexual and Reproductive Health Without U.S. Involvement
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Gender-Based Violence in Kenya and U.S. Foreign Aid
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How Dating Apps Could Unlock At-Home HIV Testing
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Defending the Global Right to Choose
