Improving women’s health and gender justice since the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action
Almost 70% of health workers are women
Yet only an estimated 25% of leadership roles in health are held by women.
Health systems will be stronger when women have an equal say in the design of national health plans, policies and systems. Learn more
1 in 3 women
experience physical and/or sexual violence, mostly at the hands of an intimate partner.
This number has remained largely unchanged over the past decade. Learn more
94% of all maternal deaths
occur in low and lower middle-income countries.
Most of these deaths could have been prevented. Learn more
45%
of all abortions are unsafe.
Safe abortions protect women and girls' health and human rights. Learn more
Transgender people
experience violence, legal barriers, stigma and discrimination.
WHO works with partners to address barriers which impact on access to health servicers by transgender people. Learn more
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Violence Against Women Prevalence Estimates, 2018
This report is based on an analysis of available prevalence data from surveys and studies conducted between 2000 and 2018, obtained through a systematic...

Gender and COVID-19: Advocacy brief
Pandemics and outbreaks have differential impacts on women and men. From risk of exposure and biological susceptibility to infection to the social and...

Delivered by women, led by men: A gender and equity analysis of the global health and social workforce...
The report, produced by the WHO Global Health Workforce Network’s Gender Equity Hub, co chaired by WHO, and Women in Global Health, is the latest...