Publications: Gender

2011

• Gender mainstreaming in WHO: what is next?
  October 2011 -- Report of the mid-term review of the WHO Gender Strategy
• Gender mainstreaming in WHO: where are we now?
  April 2011 -- Report of the baseline assessment of the WHO Gender Strategy
• Gender mainstreaming for health managers: a practical approach
  April 2011 -- Faciltators' guide. Participant's notes

2001-2010

• Gender, women and primary health care renewal
  July 2010 -- Discussion paper brings together evidence and experience from around the world focusing on making health systems more gender responsive
• Policy approaches to engaging men and boys in achieving gender equality and health equity
  July 2010 -- Policy brief outlines the rationale for using policy approaches to engage men in achieving gender equality
• Sex, gender and influenza
  July 2010 -- Publication focuses on the different effects of seasonal epidemics, pandemics on males and females
• Women and health: today's evidence tomorrow's agenda
  9 November 2009 -- Despite considerable progress in the past decades, societies continue to fail to meet the health care needs of women
• Integrating gender into HIV/AIDS programmes in the health sector
  July 2009 -- Tool for programme managers and health-care providers in the public and private sectors to integrate gender into HIV/AIDS programmes
• Strategy for integrating gender analysis and actions into the work of WHO
  March 2009 -- The purpose of the strategy is to enhance, expand and institutionalize WHO's capacity to analyse the role of gender and sex in health, and to monitor and address gender-based inequalities in health
• Women's empowerment and gender equality: Essential goals for saving women's lives
  September 2008 -- Leaflet specifies what gender equality and women's empowerment mean, providing specific examples
• Overview of activities: Department of Gender, Women and Health
  January 2008 -- An overview of the department's strategy, products and services to promote gender equality and women's empowerment across WHO programmes and management functions
• World Health Assembly Resolution 60.25: Strategy for integrating gender analysis and actions into the work of WHO
  January 2008 -- Resolution WHA60.25 requests the WHO Director-General to ensure the full implementation of the organization-wide strategy for integrating gender analysis and actions into the work of WHO
• Gender, health and malaria
  June 2007 -- Information sheet looks at the linkages between gender and malaria: What do we know? What research is needed?
• Women, ageing and health: A framework for action
  January 2007 -- Framework for action addresses the health status and factors that influence women's health at midlife and older ages with a focus on gender
• Engaging men and boys in changing gender-based inequity in health: Evidence from programme interventions
  January 2007 -- Review assesses the effectiveness of programme interventions seeking to engage men and boys in achieving gender equality and equity in health
• WHO ethical and safety recommendations for researching, documenting and monitoring sexual violence in emergencies
  January 2007 -- The ethical and safety guidelines are menat to complement existing internationally-agreed ethical guidelines for research and to inform ethics review processes
• Gender and tobacco control: A policy brief
  January 2007 -- Policy brief shows how a gender-sensitive approach can be incorporated into tobacco control policies making existing instruments such as Framework Convention on Tobacco Control more effective
• Integrating gender into the curricula for health professionals
  January 2007 -- Report on how to integrate gender into the curricula for health professionals to ensure that these considerations are addressed in health policies and programmes
• The uses and impacts of medico-legal evidence in sexual assault cases: A global review
  January 2007 -- The review provides a global overview of the historical and contemporary uses and impacts of medico-legal evidence in cases of sexual assault of adolescents and adults
• Sifting the evidence: Gender and tobacco control
  January 2007 -- The document is on creating a gendered global response to tobacco use, with reference to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and other relevant treaties and agreements
• Women's health and human rights: Monitoring the implementation of CEDAW
  January 2007 -- The guide explains how human rights related to health are enshrined in the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
• Gender equality, work and health: A review of the evidence
  January 2006 -- The publication documents the relationship between gender inequality and work-related health and safety problems
• Addressing violence against women and HIV testing and counseling: A meeting report
  January 2006 -- The document points out operational research gaps and proposes recommendations on addressing intimate partner violence and other concerns related to women in HIV testing and counseling
• Overview of activities 2004-2005: Gender, women and health in Headquarters and Regional Offices
  January 2006 -- An overview of major activities implemented by the Department of Gender, Women and Health in WHO Headquarters and WHO Regional Offices during the biennium
• Researching violence against women: A practical guide for researchers and activists
  November 2005 -- The guide covers all aspects of the research process, from study design to training field workers
• Gender, health and alcohol use
  September 2005 -- Information sheet presents evidence about sex, gender and alcohol use and points out research gaps as well as policy implications: What do we know? What are the implications for policy?
• A summary of the "So What?" report: A look at whether integrating a gender focus into programmes makes a difference to outcomes
  July 2005 -- Summary provides policy-makers and programme managers with recommendations on how to integrate gender concerns into reproductive health programmes
• WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence against women: summary report
  January 2005 -- Document describes the WHO landmark study in ten countries to document the magnitude and nature of women's health and domestic violence with a view to identifying solutions
• WHO multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence against women: full report
  January 2005 -- Document describes the WHO landmark study in ten countries to document the magnitude and nature of women's health and domestic violence with a view to identifying solutions
• Violence against sex workers and HIV prevention: Information sheet
  January 2005 -- This information sheet presents where and how violence against sex workers and HIV/AIDS intersect and how to address violence against sex workers in HIV/AIDS programmes
• Addressing violence against women and achieving the Millennium Development Goals
  January 2005 -- Document highlights the connections between the MDGs and the prevention of violence against women
• Ensuring equitable access to antiretroviral treatment for women
  November 2004 -- WHO/UNAIDS policy statement identifies actions needed to address the gender dimensions of equity in access to antiretrovial therapy
• Intimate partner violence and HIV/AIDS: Information sheet
  November 2004 -- Information bulletin presents evidence on how intimate partner violence increases girls' and women's risk of HIV infection and undermines AIDS control efforts
• Sexual violence in conflict settings and the risk of HIV: Information sheet
  November 2004 -- Information sheet presents where and how violence against women and HIV/AIDS intersect in conflict settings and how to address violence against women and HIV/AIDS in conflict settings
• Gender, health and work
  September 2004 -- Information sheet looks at the linkages between gender and health and work: What do we know? What research is needed?
• Gender in tuberculosis research
  January 2004 -- The review examines studies in the literature of health and social science, and recent innovative studies undertaken by WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases
• Gender in lung cancer and smoking research
  January 2004 -- The document reviews the need for a gender-sensitive approach to lung cancer research
• Gender in mental health research
  January 2004 -- The document argues for a greater emphasis on gender issues in mental health research
• Gender, health and tobacco
  November 2003 -- Information sheet looks at the linkages between gender and health and tobacco: What do we know? What research is needed?
• Gender and HIV/AIDS
  November 2003 -- Information sheet looks at the linkages between gender and HIV/AIDS: What do we know? What are the implications for policies and programmes?
• Gender, health and ageing
  November 2003 -- Information sheet looks at the linkages between gender, health and ageing: What do we know? What are the implications for programmes addressing the health of older people?
• Guidelines for medico-legal care for victims of sexual violence
  January 2003 -- The guidelines aim to improve professional health services for all individuals who have been victims of sexual violence
• Integrating gender into HIV/AIDS programmes: A review paper
  January 2003 -- Review document on up-to-date knowledge on how gender norms increase the risk of, and vulnerability to, HIV/AIDS
• Gender analysis in health: A review of selected tools
  January 2003 -- Review provides guidance on how to assess policies, programmes, and what to do to not exacerbate gender-based inequalities
• Gender dimensions of HIV status disclosure to sexual partners: Rates, barriers and outcomes for women
  January 2003 -- The document synthesizes information available on HIV status disclosure in terms of the rates, barriers and outcomes of HIV status disclosure among HIV-infected individuals
• WHO ethical and safety recommendations for interviewing trafficked women
  January 2003 -- The document aims to build a sound understanding of the risks, ethical considerations, and practical realities related to trafficking of women
• "En-gendering" the Millennium Development Goals on health
  January 2003 -- Document identifies areas where gender considerations may have a bearing on work towards the health-related Millennium Development Goals (1, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8)
• Gender and health in disasters
  July 2002 -- Information sheet looks at the linkages between gender and disasters: What do we know? What are the implications for disaster relief programmes and policies?
• Gender and mental health
  June 2002 -- Information sheet looks at the linkages between gender and mental health: What do we know? What research is needed?
• WHO gender policy: Integrating gender perspectives in the work of WHO
  January 2002 -- Policy statement highlights WHO's commitment to promote gender equity in health
• Gender and blindness
  January 2002 -- Information sheet looks at the linkages between gender and blindness: What do we know? What are the implications for policies and for blindness prevention programmes?
• Gender and road traffic injuries
  January 2002 -- Information sheet looks at the linkages between gender and road traffic injuries: What do we know? What are the implications for policies and for injury prevention programmes?
• Gender and tuberculosis
  January 2002 -- Information sheet looks at the linkages between gender and tuberculosis: What do we know? What research is needed?
• Putting women first: Ethical and safety recommendations for research on domestic violence against women
  January 2001 -- Document outlines the recommendations developed by the World Health Organization regarding the ethical and safety issues associated with planning and conducting domestic violence research
• Female genital mutilation: Integrating the prevention and the management of the health complications into the curricula of nursing and midwifery
  January 2001 -- A student's manual on strategies for involving individuals, families, communities and political leaders in the prevention of female genital mutilation
• Female genital mutilation: The prevention and the management of health complications
  January 2001 -- Policy guidelines for nurses and midwives to promote and strengthen the case against the medicalization of female genital mutilation
• Violence against women and HIV/AIDS: Setting the research agenda
  January 2001 -- Meeting report takes stock of existing research in the area, identifies key research questions and priorities, and makes recommendations for further research