International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day 2023 – this year’s theme is DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality.
Multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination against women and girls, rooted in gender inequality, harm their health and well-being. Women and girls in many parts of the world face the risks of unintended pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections including HIV and cervical cancer, malnutrition, depression, and respiratory infections, amongst other risks.
Digital health and information platforms can improve health outcomes for women and girls and enhance their autonomy and privacy – they enable informed health decision-making, improve access to health services, therapies and medicines, and increase awareness about women’s rights, including sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Digital education has a transformative part to play in achieving gender equality and inclusion in the health workforce. Although women make 70% of health and care workforce in most countries, they occupy only 1 in 4 global health leadership roles and are paid considerably less for the same work. OpenWHO, a learning platform that offers almost 200 self-paced courses in public health in 65 languages, is an example of how technology breaks down barriers to access to knowledge, and bridges the gender divide in access to training, learning and career-building opportunities for women.
[Source: World Health Organization]
We find it remarkable that us women makeup 70% of the healthcare workforce. Together, with you; our clients and candidates, we are doing our part to employ and empower the women in our sphere.
An opportunity to celebrate and uplift women! Thank you!