Six Steps on the Long Road to Gender Equality
What can we do to reduce discrimination and violence against women? And how can we make change last for generations to come? Madhuri Narayanan has some ideas.
Let’s Bring Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Out of the Shadows in Mali
A first-of-its-kind training for health workers is sparking some uncommon—and sometimes heated—conversations in Bamako.
In Tanzania, Health Workers Stand Up for Victims of Violence
After a traumatic injury during childbirth went untreated, Akinyi suffered months of spousal abuse. Then she met a nurse named Neema.
Women on the Front Lines of Care: Seven Ways to Show We Care
How much do we really value women in the health workforce? And how can we make it a better place for them to work? Judith Winkler has some ideas.
Overcoming Gender Barriers: A Day in the Life of a Health Worker in the Supply Chain
Yesenia Aguirre de Barahona discusses the challenges of managing a medication warehouse in El Salvador.
Gender Equality: The New Business as Usual
The past four years have brought some exciting changes in the US government when it comes to progress in gender equality.
The Ongoing Fight for Safety, Equality, and Health
At IntraHealth, our work of empowering health workers around the world intersects with gender violence more often than you might think.
Gender-Based Violence in Maternity Care
Why, despite the risks of home birth and the benefits of institutional delivery, are most women in Ethiopia still giving birth at home?
The Power of Proverbs?
Violence against women is portrayed as normal and even desirable in sayings from around the world. Here are just a few.
