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This #InternationalWomensDay hear from the #FemTech innovators who are tackling some of the biggest health challenges and inequalities faced by women, and why they believe innovation has the power to improve care: https://lnkd.in/e7stBTba

Technology opens doors to resources and knowledge for women, especially in rural areas, empowering them to feed their families, grow their businesses, and break free from the cycle of violence. 💡 Digital access: 💻 Provisdes learning opportunities helping women build skills and confidence. 📊 Is an avenue reporting violence by providing discreet ways to report violence, access support services, and find safe spaces. 🌍 Fosters community connections, enabling women to collaborate and strengthen their collective voice. 🔑 When you support women's access to digital tools, you contribute to bridging gender gaps and providing critical pathways to addressing GBV while building resilient food systems. What steps are you taking today? #PartnersAgainstHunger #NoExcuse #DigitalEmpowerment #WomenInAgriculture #FoodSecurity #16DaysOfActivism

March 8 is International Women's Day 2024 and an occasion to celebrate the extraordinary achievements of women. It’s also an opportunity to call out systemic inequities that disadvantage women.   Over the past two centuries global life expectancy has increased from 30 years to 73 years of age. But women have not shared equally in this progress. According to a report by the McKinsey Health Institute, women spend 25% more time than men in “poor health” affecting their ability to be present and productive in the workforce, in the community and at home.   A key reason for this gap in health outcomes is the underinvestment in women's health research across all sectors. Funding sources typically overlook the fact that many conditions manifest differently in each sex, creating variances in outcomes. Closing this health gap requires more, and more strategic investment across all sectors to better understand sex-based differences and improve health outcomes for women. More equitable health outcomes for women will create a fairer and more prosperous world for all. This #iwd2024, let’s acknowledge this gap and advocate for health research to address gender-based health inequity.  To read the McKinsey Health Institute report please visit https://mck.co/3tSzSzd. My gratitude to these wonderful professionals who I’m privileged to work with and learn from every day: Adeline Tan, Gloria Lai, Jihye Yang, Louise Carter, Megan Bohensky, Michelle Tan, Shiara Mutukisna, Shirley Lo, Xiaowei Shi, Cecilia Salinas, Anna Cook (Stephens), Wan Ting (Betty) Zhu, Emma Dernelley and Claire Yu #inspireinclusion #healthequity #iwd2024 #genderequality #genderequity

🌐 Celebrating International Women's Day! 🌟 This #IWD2024, let's pledge to #InvestInWomen! 💪 From boardrooms to classrooms, empowering women isn't just the right thing to do; it's the smart thing to do. Diverse perspectives fuel innovation, drive success, and create a world where every woman has the opportunity to thrive. Even investing in women's health and wellness. We make up half the population yet, health systems are not designed for us. Access to gynecological care tends to have longer wait times than to see a urologist for similar issues. Also, gynos are paid on average $250k for their services while urologists make $2.5m. Innovation and technology advances tend to be less frequent for women's health than men's as well. Just a small investment in women's health innovation could see a dramatic improvement on outcomes, cost to our system, quality of life and much more. Let's champion equality, break barriers, and build a future where every woman's potential is unleashed. Here's to the incredible women making waves, and to a world where investments in women lead to boundless possibilities! 🚀 #BalanceForBetter #WomenInBusiness #EmpowerHer #InternationalWomensDay

It’s International Women's Day! ✊ #IWD2024 From patients to caregivers, advocates to policymakers, and beyond, women play pivotal roles in driving change, raising awareness, and championing the needs of living with rare diseases worldwide. Their voices are instrumental in shaping policies, driving research agendas, and ensuring that the unique challenges faced by individuals and families impacted by rare diseases are acknowledged and addressed. Today, we honour the countless women who dedicate their time, energy, and expertise to making a difference in the lives of those impacted by rare diseases. We celebrate them, we acknowledge their strength, and we show our gratitude for the work they do. 🫂 However, we must also recognise that many of the existing challenges faced by all people living with a rare disease disproportionately affect women, having a knock-on effect on their economic independence, work-life balance, mental health, social life and more. Only by tackling the frameworks that systematically fail women can we ensure that the needs of our community are met. Learn more about the challenges facing women in relation to rare diseases: https://lnkd.in/eWSeQjqs #IWD #RareDiseases #IWD2024 #Equity #InternationalWomensDay #InternationalWomensDay2024

On International Women’s Day we celebrate women in the health workforce and the lifesaving work they do every day.   Women account for 70% of the global health workforce and we must ensure that their voices are heard, investment is increased, and they are never excluded from the decisionmaking table as we work on solutions for a healthier future.   #IWD2024 | #inspireinclusion | #internationalwomensday

On #InternationalWomensDay we reiterate the importance of #cleanenergy access for all especially for #women, whose health, educational and work opportunities are detrimentally impacted by reliance on polluting fuels #CleanEnergyForAll #IWD2024 #InvestInWomen

🚺 Happy International Women’s Day 🚺 Last year I gave a book recommendation, and I think I might make a tradition of it on this date each year going forward 📚 This year’s book is “Invisible Women” by Caroline Criado Perez - a book that fits perfectly into this years theme of #inspireinclusion 🙌🏻 🚗 Women are 47% more likely to be seriously injured in a car accident. 🧺 75% of unpaid work is done by women. 🗞️ Women make up only 24% of people heard, read about or seen in newspaper, tv and radio news. 🫀Women are 50% more likely to be misdiagnosed with a heart attack. These are only a few of the stats where Perez exposes data bias in a world designed for men, and explains how we have systemically ignored half the population, often with disastrous consequences 🤯 This is a must read for anyone who wants to inspire inclusion this #iwd2024 💪🏻 #internationalwomensday2024 #inspireinclusion #invisiblewomen #databias #mustread #bookrecommendation #iwd2024

Breaking barriers, and saving lives - that's the power of women in healthcare, science, and every field. Let's celebrate our strength this #InternationalWomensDay! #IWD2024 #WomenInHealth #SmallpoxEradication #PublicHealthHeroes #InspiringWomen #WomenEmpowerment.