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More robust and inclusive research and data collection. Just eight years ago, in 2016, the NIH instituted a policy that requires researchers with NIH funding to collect data on biological gender ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has defined health as "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." [1] Identified by the 2012 World Development Report as one of two key human capital endowments, health can influence an individual's ability to reach his or her full potential in society. [2]
In Canada and the U.K., only 5.9% of grants made between 2009 and 2020 looked at female-specific outcomes or women’s health. In the U.S., conditions that affect women more, such as migraines ...
At this time, the Office of Research on Women's Health was created, primarily to raise awareness of how sex affects disease and treatments. [ 89 ] [ 90 ] In 1991 and 1992, recognition that a "glass ceiling" existed showcased that it was preventing female clinicians from being promoted.
Women's health differs from that of men's health in many unique ways. Women's health is an example of population health, where health is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity". [1]
The UNDP expresses that women's health during pregnancy and childbearing is a clear sign of women's status in society. [10] A high AFR, which measures early childbearing, results in health risks for mothers and infants as well as a lack of higher education attainment. According to the UNDP data, reproductive health accounts for the largest loss ...
Logo for the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) was a series of clinical studies initiated by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 1991, to address major health issues causing morbidity and mortality in postmenopausal women. It consisted of three clinical trials (CT) and an observational study (OS).
On 1 September, a new UN Women report, From Insights to Action: Gender Equality in the wake of COVID-19, noted that the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic consequences will likely force an additional 47 million more women into poverty, reversing decades of progress to eliminate extreme poverty. [214]