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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Stroke-prevention efforts fail to meet low-income women’s needs
Family Planning: Global Disparities Persist
Contraception access and options need to improve to help empower women, young people
HPV Vaccination and the Quest to Solve India's Cervical Cancer Problem
Misinformation, stigma, and health disparities have stalled HPV vaccination
Preventable but Prevalent: An Injury Affecting Millions of Mothers
Two solutions that could help women in low-and middle-income countries
The Complexity of Religion and Abortion in Mexico City
Reconciling faith with reproductive decisions
Women Are Transforming Health in Rural Villages in India
Community health "entrepreneurs" prevent disease, strengthen social safety nets, and improve well-being
Loretta Lynn and Beyond: Reproductive Rights in Country and Folk Music
A slideshow of songs highlighting the once taboo topics of birth control, virginity, and divorce in rural America
Diabetes in Pregnancy Is On the Rise Among South Asian Women in the United States
As the nation diversifies, why a "one-size-fits-all" approach won’t work for treating gestational diabetes
Pakistan's Femicide Crisis
Disinformation, state neglect, and patriarchal conditioning have perpetuated violence against women
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
Kenya and Maternal Health: Delivering Results
Pregnant parents face obstacles in accessing and receiving quality maternal health services
"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
U.S. Abortion Law and Dissenting from the Norm
The United States is an outlier on abortion access