Luisa S. Flor

Luisa S. Flor is a postdoctoral scholar on the Gender Equality Metrics team at the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).

A girl in a red uniform peeks through the fence of her school in Nairobi, Kenya, after the 2021 school year was delayed
Gender

COVID-19 Led to Worse Social and Economic Consequences for Women

by Joseph Friedman, Luisa S. Flor, Emmanuela Gakidou

Around the globe, the pandemic set back girls and women in education, work, and homes

a spectator smokes a cigarette
Gender

How Tobacco Advertising Woos Women

by Gabriela F. Gil, Luisa S. Flor, Emmanuela Gakidou

The myth of "You've come a long way, baby" and other ploys to lure female smokers

A man rides a motorcycle in front of a worker transporting sacks of spices loaded on a bullock cart at a wholesale market in the old quarters of Delhi, India.
Governance

Unknowing Victims

by Chukwuma Okereke, Louisa Ewald, Luisa S. Flor

The risk of secondhand smoke exposure during COVID lockdowns

A woman exhales after vaping in Times Square, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in New York City, U.S., March 31, 2020.
Governance

E-Cigarettes and the U.S. Menthol Ban: A Missed Opportunity to Protect Youth

by Louisa Ewald, Luisa S. Flor, Emmanuela Gakidou

The FDA's recent promise to ban menthol-flavored tobacco needs to go further, nixing flavors in all tobacco products