Violence against women and girls starts early. Nearly 1 in 4 adolescent girls who have had an intimate relationship have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner by the time they reach their mid-twenties. Health systems can help women survivors of violence, and new WHO resources inform, advocate and strengthen violence prevention and care services.
6 Priorities for women and health
Address gender inequality in the COVID-19 response and recovery
Elevate the position of women in the health and care workforce
Prevent and respond to violence against women
Ensure quality sexual and reproductive health for all
Reduce noncommunicable diseases among women
Increase women’s participation and leadership in science and public health
What if you saw your father murder your mother? Watched your mother bleed to death? What if you then saw your father behind bars as you testified to get him put in jail? What happens to you when you have to live an entire life with this memory? This history? Below is a copy-paste of … More BikoZulu on Fatherhood & Father wounds
I don’t know these women, yet, my heart is broken by their deaths. We have never met the children and they mean nothing to us. Why then does it feel like our collective souls were dragged into the children’s death. You know nothing about these murderous men or how they contributed to the breakdown of … More We don’t know them – and yet
Kenya is a deeply traditional and patriarchal society. In patriarchy, we create misogyny – where men think they are better than women, stronger than women, smarter than women, deserve more than women. Entitled. In a society where many women are marching towards equality and equity, the female becomes the male’s enemy number 1. And women easily turn against each other when the male gaze rests on them. Men are in agreement that women are not as they used to be; and some women are trying to help in keeping women in the roles they always held – but are they also in agreement about how to deal with it? … More Femicide in Kenya signals a Resistance to Change
Growth Catalysts 