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1. www.who.int › item › gender-and-healthGender and health - World Health Organization (WHO)

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   May 24, 2021 · 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.

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2. www.who.int › ten-top-issues-for-women's-healthTen top issues for women's health - World Health Organization ...

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   Feb 20, 2015 · Helping girls and women adopt healthy lifestyles early on is key to a long and healthy life. Being young: Adolescent girls face a number of sexual and reproductive health challenges: STIs, HIV, and pregnancy. About 13 million adolescent girls (under 20) give birth every year.

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     Women's Health: Strategy for Wellness: Gender Matters: Heart Disease Risk in Women

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4. www.who.int › health-topics › women-s-healthWomen's health - World Health Organization (WHO)

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   Mar 11, 2023 · Some of the sociocultural factors that prevent women and girls to benefit from quality health services and attaining the best possible level of health include: unequal power relationships between men and women; social norms that decrease education and paid employment opportunities; an exclusive focus on women’s reproductive roles; and

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5. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › articles › PMC3703826The Health of Women and Girls Determines the Health and Well ...

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   When addressing women’s lives, it is crucial to examine the underlying social, cultural, environmental, epidemiological, and economic determinants of health (Marmot, Friel, Bell, Houweling, & Taylor, 2008). Women and girls have specific health needs, and health systems around the world are failing them (World Health Organization [WHO], 2009).

6. www.weforum.org › stories › 2024The gender health gap: It's more than a women’s issue. Here’s why

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   Feb 21, 2024 · Millions of women of all ages have no access to healthcare, treatment and support they need. Closing this 'gender health gap' would enable more women to join the workforce, potentially boosting the global economy by $1 trillion.

7. www.weforum.org › stories › 2023A global survey on women's health and well-being | World ...

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   Nov 29, 2023 · How can society improve its approach to women’s health and well-being? The answer, according to an organization that advocates for women’s and girls’ health, is simple: ask them what they want, listen to their concerns and ideas, and act on what they say.

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   How does gender affect health?

   • When individuals or groups do not “fit” established gender norms they often face stigma, discriminatory practices or social exclusion – all of which adversely affect health. Gender is also hierarchical and often reflects unequal relations of power, producing inequalities that intersect with other social and economic inequalities.

   Gender and health - World Health Organization (WHO)

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   Does being a man or a woman affect health?

   • Being a man or a woman has a significant impact on health, as a result of both biological and gender-related differences. The health of women and girls is of particular concern because, in many societies, they are disadvantaged by discrimination rooted in sociocultural factors. For example, women and girls face increased vulnerability to HIV/AIDS.

   Women's health - World Health Organization (WHO)

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   How does the global health gap affect women's health?

   • The global health burden is not only carried by the women it impacts, but is also felt throughout broader society. As the Closing the Women's Health Gap report outlines: "The disparities in women’s health affect not only women’s quality of life but also their economic participation and ability to earn a living for themselves and their families.

   The gender health gap: It's more than a women's issue

   www.weforum.org/stories/2024/02/women-health-gender-gap-equality/

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   How can we improve female-specific healthcare?

   • The challenge to improve female healthcare is not restricted to doing more research or providing more treatments, drugs or infrastructure, it's also about policy and perception. We need to change public perception of society and, in turn, policy and decision-making about female-specific healthcare.

   The gender health gap: It's more than a women's issue

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   How can a women's health programme help reduce the global health burden?

   • Programmes like these help to break down some of the societal stigmas surrounding women's healthcare and encourage women to seek medical treatment and other social services. The global health burden is not only carried by the women it impacts, but is also felt throughout broader society.

   The gender health gap: It's more than a women's issue

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9. www.thelancet.com › journals › langloUnderstanding progress and challenges in women's health and ...

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   Most studies of women's health and wellbeing (WHW) focus on a single stage within the life course, usually early childhood or reproductive years, despite the potentially progressive nature of health and wellbeing along the age continuum, 2,10 which has intergenerational implications and impact. 11,12 Additionally, most published studies on this topic are reviews 2,13–15 or cross-sectional ...