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Extreme Heat and Domestic Violence in Mexico

Currently, no gender or climate policy addresses the links between climate events and risk of violence

India Is Unprepared for a PCOS Crisis

Further research and evidence-based guidelines could help reconcile the increasingly common endocrine disorder

Gender

Extreme Heat Taxes Africa's Women and Reproduction

Many women in Africa have little or no protection against extreme heat events in their day-to-day lives

Gender

Gambia Moves to Overturn Ban on Female Genital Cutting

The impending collapse of Gambia's ban on the practice casts a shadow over years of hard-fought efforts across Africa

Gender

How Gender and Sex Shape Disease

New research exposes why health systems should tailor responses to the needs of men and women starting at a young age

Gender

Seeking Gender Equality in the Global Health Workforce

By adopting a gender perspective, policymakers can better address the challenges that women in the health sector face

Gender

Count Her In: The Road to Women's Economic Empowerment

Targeting gender-based violence and promoting economic empowerment should be global concerns

Gender

Women’s Labor-Force Participation in the Middle East

How to bridge workplace gender gaps in the region

Poverty

India’s “Widow Village”

Silicosis deaths are rising among miners in Budhpura, Rajasthan

Urbanization

Road Safety in Lusaka

Mayor Chilando Chitangala on road safety, public health, and her political ambitions

Gender

The Woman Behind “Years of Life Lost”

The lost story of Mary Dempsey, who developed a foundational metric of global health

Gender

Women in China After Zero-COVID

China’s future will be determined by its gender policies

Gender

India’s Invisible Chains

In India, women shoulder a disproportionate share of the caregiving burden  

Gender

When Love Becomes Violence

Countries in Central America should build resilient institutions capable of implementing programs that support women