Despite global commitments to achieving gender equality and improving health and
wellbeing for all, quantitative data and methods to precisely estimate the effect of gender …

Gender is not accurately captured by the traditional male and female dichotomy of sex.
Instead, it is a complex social system that structures the life experience of all human beings …

Evidence that gender inequalities and restrictive norms adversely affect health is extensive;
however, far less research has focused on testing solutions. We first comprehensively …

Summary The Sustainable Development Goals offer the global health community a strategic
opportunity to promote human rights, advance gender equality, and achieve health for all …

Background Previous research has documented differences in health behaviours between
men and women, with differential risks and health outcomes between the sexes. Although …

The purpose of this Review is to provide evidence for why gender equality in science,
medicine, and global health matters for health and health-related outcomes. We present a …

Gender issues are now receiving more attention on global and national health agendas.
However, the evidence base for policy and practice in this area remains limited and …

Background The relevance of gender as a social determinant of health and its role in the
production of health inequalities is now broadly acknowledged. However, the plethora of …

Background Gender inequality damages the health of millions of girls and women across the
globe. It can also be harmful to men's health, despite the many tangible benefits it gives men …

The Final Report of the World Health Organization (WHO) Commission on the Social
Determinants of Health is a substantial and important contribution to understanding the …