Women make up 70% of the 200 million workers globally who contribute to the health and social sector, but women only hold 25% of leadership roles.1 What’s more, nearly half of women’s contribution to global health is informal or unpaid.1Norms related to job choice, division of household responsibilities, working conditions, institutional policies, and the presence, or
Baltimore, MD – A Taiwanese nurse in a protective suit standing against COVID-19. A Ugandan nurse cradling a newborn she has helped deliver. A community nurse in Guatemala tending to a farmer alongside his bull. Today more than ever, as a pandemic sweeps across the globe, the impact of nurses can’t be underestimated. Nurses deliver care to the majority of people in the world—and it’s time
Jhpiego, a nurse-led nonprofit global health leader and Johns Hopkins University affiliate, has achieved high honors for prioritizing workplace gender equality, according to an annual analysis by Global Health 50/50, an independent research initiative at the University College London Centre for Gender and Global Health. Power, Privilege and Priorities, which reviews the gender-related policies and practices
