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The report, which released its findings on听International Women's Day, is published by听Global听Health 50/50,听补n iniative听based at the 果冻影院 Centre for Gender and Global Health听补苍诲听co-founded 补苍诲听co-directed by 果冻影院 Professor Sarah Hawkes and Dr Kent Buse,听Strategic Policy Directions,听UNAIDS.听

Power, Privilege and Priorities听补nalyses听the leadership breakdown of the world's top 200 global health bodies including funders, NGOs and corporate organisations. It听shows that although women make up 70% of workers in the global health sector, only 5% of leadership positions are occupied by women from low- and middle-income countries. In addition, nine out of ten global organisations working on health are based in rich countries 鈥� primarily the US, UK and Switzerland.

鈥淲e see a number of major issues that prohibit the global health system from achieving听gender equality and health for all,鈥� said Professor Hawkes (果冻影院 Centre for Gender and Global Health).听"This is partly because our global health system has not shaken the vestiges of its colonial past 鈥� an age of empires which saw a small number of countries controlling the direction of medical research and service deliver.

"We also see a mismatch between the biggest causes of death and ill-health 补苍诲听the priorities of global health organisations. Funders and providers are heavily invested in issues like maternal and child mortality but neglect some of the biggest killers, particularly non-communicable diseases.

鈥淚n a time where many are pushing back against women鈥檚 hard-won rights, we also see them failing to take up the political and social battles 鈥� including around gender norms 鈥� that will make the most far-reaching and lasting impact on people鈥檚 health."

Seye Abimbola, Editor-in-cheif of BMJ Global Health, added: 鈥淐olonial global health continues to live on in the 21st Century. Power, Privilege and Priorities plays a crucial role in bringing to light how historical power asymmetries continue to shape global health architecture, the production of knowledge and career pathways.鈥�

The Global Health 50/50 research team听undertook a systematic analysis of the policies and practices of the 200 major organisations in health and health policy with a footprint in three or more countries. The organisations听span 10 different sectors and together employ an estimated 4.5 million people. Researchers assessed the location of the organisations鈥� headquarters, the gender and geography of global health leadership, and the availability of gender and diversity policies in the workplace.听

Photographs听featured in the report听were selected from Global Health 50/50听鈥楾his is Gender鈥� competition and will be on display in听the North Cloisters at听果冻影院 from 9 to 22 March.

To celebrate International Women's Day 果冻影院 has also launched a series of podcasts听showcasing leading women academics and scientists who have achieved success in their careers whilst dealing with issues of gender inequality, grief and harassment.

Presenters, Professor Gudrun Moore (果冻影院 Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health), and Cathy Giangrande (果冻影院 Alumna and Art Historian) speak to seven high-profile 果冻影院 women for the Talking to Titans podcast about big issues they have faced and ask them how they have dealt with the challenges women meet in male dominated environments.

Links

• Talking to Titans podcast
• This is Gender听

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• Credit:听听Markevich Volha Fedarauna poses at the house听(Belarus) by听Andrei Liankevich听听Source: Global Health 50/50

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