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
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
POLICY BRIEF FOR CONSULTATION: GENDER, EQUITY AND LEADERSHIP IN THE . . . + Data on non-binary genders in health and social workforce leadership was not found It is assumed that non-binary genders face significant discrimination and bias + Migration is a key issue for women in this sector -1 in 8 nurses globally practice in a country they were not born or trained in The impact on women’s leadership is not clear
WHO announces the development of a guideline on the health of trans and . . . WHO's Departments of Gender, Rights and Equity - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (GRE-DEI), Global HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections Programmes (HHS), and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research (SRH) are developing a Guideline on the health of trans and gender diverse people
Life expectancy at birth (years) - World Health Organization (WHO) The average number of years that a newborn could expect to live, if he or she were to pass through life exposed to the sex- and age-specific death rates prevailing at the time of his or her birth, for a specific year, in a given country, territory, or geographic area
Violence against women - World Health Organization (WHO) Overview The United Nations defines violence against women as "any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, or mental harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life" (1)
Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals - World Health Organization (WHO) WHO recommendations for routine immunization - summary tables The tables are designed for use by national immunization managers and key decision-makers, chairs and members of national advisory committees on immunization, and partner organizations, including industry