May 24, 2021 · Gender norms, roles and relations, and gender inequality and inequity, affect people’s health all around the world. This Q&A examines the links between gender and health, highlighting WHO’s ongoing work to address gender-related barriers to healthcare, advance gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in …

Nov 13, 2024 · Gender identity refers to a person’s internal and individual experience of gender, which may or may not correspond to their sex at birth. Gender influences health outcomes, exposure to risk, access to information and resources, access to and experiences of health-care, participation in the health-care workforce, and many relevant social ...

Mar 6, 2025 · As the world marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action on Women – a landmark blueprint for gender equality – progress remains frustratingly slow. If we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, we must place women at the centre of global health transformation.Well-functioning health systems are the foundation of gender equality. When health care ...

Collecting, analyzing, and using good quality, disaggregated data is necessary to improve people’s health and well-being. In 2019, WHO’s Global Health Statistics were disaggregated by sex for the first time. When data on individuals are broken down by sex, health systems are better able to identify and respond to gender inequalities in …

Jun 20, 2024 · Following the extended public consultation on the Guideline Development Group (GDG) members for the World Health Organization (WHO) guideline on the health of trans and gender diverse people, 6 additional proposed members have been identified. WHO is sharing the updated list of the proposed GDG membership for public feedback. All comments on this updated list should be sent via email to TGDGL ...

Mar 15, 2019 · Universal health coverage (UHC) is based on principles of equity. However, even a well-functioning health system striving towards UHC is not necessarily equitable and gender-responsive. Health systems are not gender neutral; structures and processes of oppression and discrimination that exist in society reproduced in health systems.UHC can only truly be achieved if gender and other drivers of ...

This monograph contributes to the scientific understanding of gender, women, and tobacco in the context of efforts to control the global tobacco epidemic. Topics covered include determinants of starting to use tobacco; exposure to second-hand smoke; the impact that tobacco use has on health; addiction and cessation; treatment programmes; and gender and human rights policy. The monograph also ...

Dec 19, 2024 · Gender inequality including harmful gender norms are key drivers of violence against women. Violence can negatively affect women’s physical, mental, sexual, and reproductive health. It is associated with increased risk of injuries, depression, anxiety disorders, unplanned pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections, HIV and many other health ...

The Department of Gender, Rights, Equity and Diversity (GRED) supports WHO’s commitment to the Leave No One Behind agenda. It represents the unequivocal commitment of all UN Member States to eradicate poverty in all its forms, end discrimination and exclusion, and reduce the inequalities and vulnerabilities that leave people behind and ...

This report provides a first review of the interactions between climate change, gender and health. It documents evidence for gender differences in health risks that are likely to be exacerbated by climate change, and in adaptation and mitigation measures that …