Gender and health - World Health Organization (WHO) Gender refers to the characteristics of women, men, girls and boys that are socially constructed This includes norms, behaviours and roles associated with being a woman, man, girl or boy, as well as relationships with each other As a social construct, gender varies from society to society and can change over time
Gender and health - World Health Organization (WHO) 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 all their diversity, and achieve health for all
Gender EURO - World Health Organization (WHO) 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
16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Gender-based violence prevention and support for survivors are essential in every humanitarian response During emergencies, all forms of gender-based violence can spike, including sexual and intimate partner violence 1 in 5 refugee or displaced women and girls living in complex emergencies is estimated to have experienced sexual violence
Gender incongruence and transgender health in the ICD Gender incongruence of adolescence or adulthood: Gender Incongruence of Adolescence and Adulthood is characterised by a marked and persistent incongruence between an individual´s experienced gender and the assigned sex, which often leads to a desire to ‘transition’, in order to live and be accepted as a person of the experienced gender
Programme for Gender Equality, Human Rights and Health Equity The department leverages and contributes to WHO’s leadership, technical expertise and country presence to accelerate progress on gender equality, human rights and health equity It also leads capacity building efforts for mainstreaming gender, equity and human rights in all WHO programmes, working closely with a growing organization-wide
Gender, Climate Change and Health - World Health Organization (WHO) 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 can help to protect and promote health
Closing data gaps in gender - World Health Organization (WHO) 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 health, and allocate resources accordingly Such data
Advancing gender, equity and human rights through programmes and policies WHO takes an integrated approach to mainstreaming gender together with equity and human rights at the global, regional and country levels in order to address the drivers of inequality and poor health This involves:Determining who is left behind and why through analyzing data and assessing barriers to improve health outcomesUsing evidence to address barriers and strengthen policies and