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Gender disparities in clinical practice: are there any …

(5 days ago) Gender, understood as “social relationships between males and females in terms of their roles, behaviours, activities, attributes and opportunities, and which are based on different levels of power”, [] is one of the main social determinants of health [].The damage caused to population health by gender … See more

https://equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12939-020-01283-4

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Gender equality in medicine: change is coming - The …

(3 days ago) WEB2019 saw a welcome—and overdue—flurry of activity around gender equality in medicine. Notable advances included the publication of The Lancet's themed issue on advancing women in science, medicine, and global health and the launch of Time's Up Healthcare, the aims of which include uniting health-care workers against harassment and inequality.

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(19)30351-6/fulltext

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Gender equality in science, medicine, and global health: …

(3 days ago) WEBThe purpose of this Review is to provide evidence for why gender equality in science, medicine, and global health matters for health and health-related outcomes. We present a high-level synthesis of global gender …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)33135-0/fulltext

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The future we expect: women’s health and gender equality

(6 days ago) WEBThe Women’s Health and Gender Inequalities series articulates a forward-looking agenda towards: Bodily autonomy — enabling women and girls to make informed sexual, reproductive, and healthcare …

https://www.who.int/news/item/28-06-2021-the-future-we-expect-women-s-health-and-gender-equality

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Disrupting gender norms in health systems: making the …

(3 days ago) WEBIn this paper, the fourth in a Series on gender equality, norms, and health, we examine how to address restrictive norms and inequalities in health systems, through recognition and disruptive solutions. We used intersectional feminist theory to guide our approach, 9, 10 reviewing the literature and doing new empirical analyses.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7233290/

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WHO report reveals gender inequalities at the root of …

(2 days ago) WEBThe report outlines underinvestment in health systems results in a vicious cycle of unpaid health and care work, lowering women’s participation in paid labour markets, harming women’s economic empowerment and hampering gender equality. Women comprise 67% of the paid global health and care workforce. In addition to this …

https://www.who.int/news/item/13-03-2024-who-report-reveals-gender-inequalities-at-the-root-of-global-crisis-in-health-and-care-work

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Gender equality and gender norms: framing the …

(3 days ago) WEBThe Sustainable Development Goals offer the global health community a strategic opportunity to promote human rights, advance gender equality, and achieve health for all. The inability of the health sector to accelerate progress on a range of health outcomes brings into sharp focus the substantial impact of gender inequalities and restrictive …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)30651-8/fulltext

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Have Policies Tackled Gender Inequalities in Health? A …

(3 days ago) WEBAbstract. Gender is recognized as one of the most relevant determinants of health inequalities. This scoping review sought to identify and analyse policies, either implemented or formulated as proposals, which aimed to reduce gender inequalities in health. We searched Medline, Web of Science, and Scielo.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7796005/

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Working toward gender equity in women’s health care

(5 days ago) WEBLearn more about spotting gender inequity in health care, promoting equality in health care and women’s health care rights. Identifying gender inequity in health care. To spot inequity, you have to know what it is. It’s helpful to understand the difference between equity and equality: Equality is ensuring everyone has the same …

https://mcpress.mayoclinic.org/women-health/working-toward-gender-equity-in-womens-health-care/

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Advancing women in healthcare leadership: A systematic review …

(3 days ago) WEBAlignment of gender equity policies with practices, improved organisational culture, enabled women to feel supported and respected and validated leadership aspirations, including in healthcare . Whilst cross sector learnings here are useful, further research is needed specifically in the context of healthcare where traditionally masculine

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8365436/

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Promoting gender equity in the scientific and health …

(Just Now) WEBDespite many efforts, global gender inequalities are persistent and can be harmful to women’s health in many ways. Although women, on average, live longer than men, they spend 25% more of their

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-02872-4

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Gender Equality in the Health Care Workforce - LWW

(7 days ago) WEBLEADERSHIP GAPS. Although women make up nearly 70% of the global health workforce, 89% of the nursing workforce, and 93% of the midwifery workforce, they hold only 25% of senior roles in health organizations, said Cipriano. She pointed out that 69% of global health organizations are headed by men, who hold 80% of board chairs.

https://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/Fulltext/2022/09000/Gender_Equality_in_the_Health_Care_Workforce.29.aspx

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A Systematic Review and New Analyses of the Gender-Equality …

(3 days ago) WEBSome studies have shown that improved living conditions (e.g., economy, gender equality, education) measured at the country level are associated with larger sex differences 1 in personality and cognitive functions (e.g., Asperholm, Nagar, et al., 2019; Falk & Hermle, 2018; Giolla & Kajonius, 2019)—sometimes referred to as a “gender …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/17456916231202685

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Gender Equality in Health - PAHO/WHO Pan American Health …

(3 days ago) WEBGender inequity in health refers to the unfair, unnecessary, and preventable inequalities that exist between women and men in the state of health, health care, and participation in health work. Gender equity strategies are used to ultimately achieve equality. Equity is the means, equality is the result. Empowerment refers to the taking …

https://www.paho.org/en/topics/gender-equality-health

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Neglecting sex and gender in research is a public-health risk

(Just Now) WEBThe data are clear: taking sex and gender into account in research and using that knowledge to change health care could benefit billions of people. The data are clear: taking sex and gender into

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01372-2

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US women are paying more for healthcare than men every year

(4 days ago) WEBThe World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report shows that progress on gender parity has stalled, but health and survival is one of the smallest gaps remaining. Working women in the States are estimated to pay $15 billion more each year on healthcare coststhan working men. This gender-divided financial burden persists even …

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/10/healthcare-equality-united-states-gender-gap/

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How to Address Gender Inequality in Health Care - Greater Good

(3 days ago) WEBMD: It’s in part due to gender stereotypes that exist across many realms, where we expect men to be stoic and not admit vulnerability or weakness. A man is thus already more reluctant to seek help in the first place; so, when he actually does, his reports of his symptoms are taken more seriously. Women are culturally given more permission …

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_to_address_gender_inequality_in_health_care

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Full article: Health systems and quality of healthcare: bringing back

(6 days ago) WEB1. Introduction. Gender is widely recognised as a social determinant of health by the United Nations and the World Health Organisation (WHO, Citation 2011).More recently, there has been a slow shift to recognise sexuality as a social determinant of health and wellbeing (Parker, Citation 2007). Gender and sexuality influence a person’s ability …

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20476965.2022.2096487

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What does gender equality look like today? - UN Women

(7 days ago) WEBA new global analysis of progress on gender equality and women’s rights shows women and girls remain disproportionately affected by the socioeconomic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, struggling with disproportionately high job and livelihood losses, education disruptions and increased burdens of unpaid care work. Women’s …

https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2021/10/feature-what-does-gender-equality-look-like-today

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Women in the healthcare industry: An update McKinsey

(8 days ago) WEBOur most recent analysis of women in healthcare is based on data gathered for the Women in the Workplace 2022 report published by McKinsey and LeanIn.Org. 1 Women in the Workplace 2022, a joint report from McKinsey and LeanIn.org, October 18, 2022. In this article, we examine female representation, attrition, promotion rates, and …

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare/our-insights/women-in-healthcare-and-life-sciences-the-ongoing-stress-of-covid-19

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pursuit of gender equality: a substudy of the PACE-CONDUCT trial …

(7 days ago) WEBGender differences were examined, dividing the patient cohort into male and female groups, and an independent-samples t-test was conducted. The results did not reveal any statistically significant differences in HBP threshold between the two groups at the time of implantation, one day post-implantation, or one month post-implantation.

https://academic.oup.com/europace/article/26/Supplement_1/euae102.459/7681297

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Gender bias in healthcare: Examples and consequences - Medical …

(7 days ago) WEBWorldwide, the most common form is bias against women. In 2020, a United Nations global report found that close to 90% of all people have some form of gender bias against women.. In this article

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/gender-bias-in-healthcare

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Sex and gender in science - Nature

(9 days ago) WEBNeglecting sex and gender in research is a public-health risk. How sex and gender analysis can foster scientific discovery, improve experimental efficiency and enable social equality.

https://www.nature.com/immersive/sex-and-gender-in-science/index.html

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To Improve Women’s Health, Provide the Resources It Deserves

(4 days ago) WEBThis article was originally published by Harvard Public Health on May 8, 2024.. When I was a pediatrician in Pakistan, I worked for many years in a community on the outskirts of Karachi called Rehri Goth.It was a poor village best known for fishing. But I knew it as a place where pregnant women were anemic, which meant they were more …

https://www.gatesfoundation.org/ideas/articles/resources-womens-health-pph

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The association between gender equality and climate - BMC …

(7 days ago) WEBThis was driven by a negative association between gender equality and vulnerability (-0.41 [-0.62 to -0.20]), and a positive association between gender equality and readiness (0.77 [0.44 to 1.10]). The strongest associations between gender equality and climate adaptation were observed for the education domain of the GGGI.

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-024-18880-5

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Hilary Cass Says U.S. Doctors Are ‘Out of Date’ on Youth Gender

(3 days ago) WEBDr. Hilary Cass published a landmark report that led to restrictions on youth gender care in Britain. U.S. health groups said it did not change their support of the care. By Azeen Ghorayshi After

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/13/health/hilary-cass-transgender-youth-puberty-blockers.html

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Ensuring accessible and affordable quality medicines for …

(2 days ago) WEBThe Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health “Gender equality in health means recognizing and addressing the unique barriers women and gender-diverse people often face in accessing healthcare, treatment, and research. This includes overcoming obstacles to consistent and appropriate contraception use, which can be particularly …

https://www.canada.ca/en/women-gender-equality/news/2024/05/ensuring-accessible-and-affordable-quality-medicines-for-canadians-pharmacare-legislation-includes-universal-access-to-contraception-and-diabetes-m.html

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Advancing women in healthcare leadership: A systematic review …

(3 days ago) WEBThis review provides an evidence base on organisational interventions for advancing women in leadership across diverse settings, with lessons for healthcare. It transcends the focus on the individual to target organisational change, capturing measurable change across intervention categories. This work directly informs a national …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(21)00364-3/fulltext

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Progress for women in the workplace stagnating in four key areas

(1 days ago) WEBMental health, unbalanced domestic responsibilities and non-inclusive behaviours at work are current red flags for gender equality in the workplace, according to Deloitte’s recent Women @ Work report. Mental health, unbalanced domestic responsibilities and non-inclusive behaviours at work are current red flags for gender …

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/05/progress-for-women-in-the-workplace-stagnating-four-key-areas/

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The state of women in vet med—according to the data - AAHA

(9 days ago) WEBExplore the state of women in veterinary medicine, from the feminization of the profession to the persistent gender pay gap. Discover insights on systemic biases hindering female advancement, the impact of practice ownership on earnings, and discussions on promoting gender equity within the field.

https://www.aaha.org/newstat/publications/charts-the-state-of-women-in-vet-med/

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In the 'Nordic paradox', high rates of gender equality does not …

(9 days ago) WEBAbout 40 per cent of Icelandic women experience gender-based and sexual violence in their lifetime, according to a landmark 2018 study by the University of Iceland. "It doesn't matter even here in

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-19/why-nordic-paradox-means-womens-equality-doesnt-equal-safety/103842754

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Global Ecology and Geography of Gender Equality

(4 days ago) WEBProximal socio-economic drivers of gender equality tend to obscure its remote ecological origins. General systems theory predicts that the greater annual variability in daylength, temperature, and

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/01461672241237383?ai=1gvoi&mi=3ricys&af=R

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State policies banning gender-affirming care have 'chilling effect

(5 days ago) WEBPolicymakers in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas have introduced bills to prohibit health care providers from providing gender-affirming care for adults up to age 26. Earlier this week, South Carolina was the latest state to pass legislation banning gender transitioning care for minors and adults after Gov. Henry McMaster signed a bill that …

https://www.route-fifty.com/management/2024/05/state-policies-banning-gender-affirming-care-have-chilling-effect-across-country/396861/

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Gov. Moore signs order to protect gender-affirming health care - wusa9.com

(9 days ago) WEBA few weeks later, he signed Senate Bill 460 and House Bill 283, The Trans Health Equity Act, which expands coverage for gender-affirming treatments for transgender Marylanders.

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/governor-wes-moore-signs-executive-order-protecting-gender-affirming-health-care-maryland/65-bf4f8127-63bb-4c4a-8cfc-811a2ed3a0dd

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Exploring the Role of Public Expenditure in Advancing Female

(9 days ago) WEBThis paper discusses connections between female economic empowerment and government spending. It is an abbreviated overview for non-gender-experts on how fiscal expenditure may support female economic empowerment as an interim step toward advancing gender equality. From this perspective, it offers a preliminary exploration of …

https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2024/05/24/Exploring-the-Role-of-Public-Expenditure-in-Advancing-Female-Economic-Empowerment-and-545098

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Does Religion Affect Women’s Agency? Empirical Evidence

(Just Now) WEBIndia has passed several legislations and implemented policies to promote gender equality within the intimate space of the household and in the public sphere. Despite such measures, there are continuing and widening gender disparities for some indicators. In this paper, we use two sources of analysis: firstly, data from the Indian …

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41996-024-00141-7

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Gender Inequality in the WAEMU: Current Situation and …

(4 days ago) WEBThis paper documents the current state of gender inequalities in the WAEMU by focusing on outcomes (health, education, labor market and financial inclusion) and opportunities (economic rights). The findings show that despite significant progress toward gender equality over the last three decades, there are still prevalent gender …

https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/selected-issues-papers/Issues/2024/05/16/Gender-Inequality-in-the-WAEMU-548997

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