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No one should be sick or die because of gender inequality
Women and men differ in terms of biological make-up, power, status, norms and roles in society. WHO Member States and international agreements stress that these differences must be acknowledged, analysed and addressed through gender analysis and actions.
Without due attention to gender equality, health services, programmes, laws and policies will have limited effects. Women and men will not achieve their full health potential over the life-course. Furthermore, without achieving Millennium Development Goal 3 - gender equality and empowerment of women - the other MDGs will not be met by 2015.
Advancing the field of gender, women and health
The goal of the WHO Department of Gender, Women and Health is to create, sustain and support evidence-based policies and programmes in WHO and Member States with partners to achieve gender equality, health equity and improve women's health. It does so by providing leadership in advancing the field of gender, women and health based on the principles of gender equality and health equity.
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Corporate brief [pdf 137kb]
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2009 Highlights: Gender, Women and Health Network
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