Women and Girls

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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

Menstrual Health Advocacy in Cameroon

Young women are crusading to expand access to menstrual health care and education in Cameroon

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

Breaking Barriers, Building Leaders

Youth-driven change in Jharkhand’s health system

Gender

Women Leaders in Global Health

Three women discuss why they chose a career in global health and what inspired them to become leaders

Governance

Tremendous Progress in U.S. Children Born With HIV Shadows Work Needed Globally

An interview with global pediatric HIV/AIDS physician Heather Haq

Gender

Family Planning: Global Disparities Persist

Contraception access and options need to improve to help empower women, young people

Gender

Pakistan's Femicide Crisis

Disinformation, state neglect, and patriarchal conditioning have perpetuated violence against women

Governance

Supreme Court Decisions and U.S. Foreign Policy on Global Health

Recent rulings from the court have consequences for U.S. global health engagement

Gender

U.S. Abortion Law and Dissenting from the Norm

The United States is an outlier on abortion access

Gender

The U.S. Tampon Shortage Was There Long Before You Heard About It

The reason why hand sanitizer and Sriracha sauce shortages make headlines and dwindling tampon supplies don't

Poverty

On the Front Lines with India's COVID-19 Warriors

Protecting community health workers will help the vast nation ride out future waves