2025年3月6日 · Gender refers to the characteristics of women, men, girls and boys that are socially constructed. This includes norms, behaviours and roles associated with being a woman, man, girl or boy, as well as relationships with each other. As a social construct, gender varies from society to society and can change over time.

2021年5月24日 · Gender norms, roles and relations, and gender inequality and inequity, affect people’s health all around the world. 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 …

3 天之前 · Gender refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities, and attributes that a particular society considers appropriate for men, women, boys, girls, and gender diverse people. Societal norms, roles and relations that are based on gender, can affect health by influencing the health-related experiences and behaviours of ...

2024年12月10日 · Gender-based violence prevention and support for survivors are essential in every humanitarian response. During emergencies, all forms of gender-based violence can spike, including sexual and intimate partner violence. 1 in 5 refugee or displaced women and girls living in complex emergencies is estimated to have experienced sexual violence.

The department leverages and contributes to WHO’s leadership, technical expertise and country presence to accelerate progress on gender equality, human rights and health equity. It also leads capacity building efforts for mainstreaming gender, equity and human rights in all WHO programmes, working closely with a growing organization-wide ...

Gender incongruence of adolescence or adulthood: Gender Incongruence of Adolescence and Adulthood is characterised by a marked and persistent incongruence between an individual´s experienced gender and the assigned sex, which often leads to a desire to ‘transition’, in order to live and be accepted as a person of the experienced gender ...

2019年3月20日 · 3. Often, gender norms and stereotypes of jobs can affect the roles that women occupy. Cultural labelling as either ‘men’s’ or ‘women’s’ roles prevent women from reaching leadership levels. 4. This stereotyping is a significant contributor to the gender pay gap. The gender pay gap is 25% - higher than average for other sectors.

Collecting, analyzing, and using good quality, disaggregated data is necessary to improve people’s health and well-being. In 2019, WHO’s Global Health Statistics were disaggregated by sex for the first time. When data on individuals are broken down by sex, health systems are better able to identify and respond to gender inequalities in health, and allocate resources …

2018年8月23日 · 可持续发展目标具体目标 性别健康决定因素 性别健康行为; 3.1：孕产妇死亡率: 自主权较低的女孩可能会在青少年期被迫辍学并结婚生子，这与孕产妇死亡风险较高有关(6)。

2023年7月17日 · This is a stark reminder of the scale of gender inequality and discrimination against women. “Violence against women and girls remains an immense crisis for rights and health for millions of women and girls around the world,” said Dr Pascale Allotey, Director of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research at WHO, and head of the UN Special ...