Milestone moment for women in health

Women represent 70% of the health workforce and 90% of frontline health workers worldwide, however, they hold just a quarter of leadership positions. Photo: Freepik

While there is a significant improvement in the key gender equity measure in Health – one third of national delegations in this year’s World Health Assembly (WHA) are being led by women – the stark reality is that women are still underrepresented in the sector, says Dr Roopa Dhatt, executive director of Women in Global Health (WGH).

“Women represent 70% of the health workforce and 90% of frontline health workers worldwide, however, they hold just a quarter of leadership positions,” she says.