Gender Issues InfluencingZika Response in theDominican Republic To examine gender integration in the Zika response in the Dominican Republic, ASSIST partner WI-HER, LLC conducted a rapid gender assessment in April 2018. In the Dominican Republic, while there is [...]
By Kelly Dale and Morgan Mickle Gender equality advocates across the world push for greater equality in policies and programs, in access to education and health, and in workplaces and the home. A policy that spans across almost all of [...]
By Morgan Mickle, Gender Specialist, WI-HER, LLC We have a lot to learn from Zika. And we better pay attention. Many believe that Zika is no longer a threat, but think again. In the first three months of 2019 alone, [...]
By Tisa Barrios Wilson, Program Associate Despite research that shows girls perform better educationally across the world,1 the translation of that performance to success and equality in the workforce remains a challenge. Known as the Global Gender Pay Gap,2 women’s [...]
By Marlene Espinola y Andrea Ruffinelli, Technical Facilitators for ASSIST Paraguay, Elga Salvador, Senior Gender Advisor, WI-HER, LLC In response to the Zika epidemic, the USAID Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Health Systems (ASSIST) Project in Paraguay has been [...]
Por Marlene Espinola y Andrea Ruffinelli, facilitadoras técnicas ASSIST Paraguay, Elga Salvador, asesora senior en género, WI-HER, LLC Frente a la epidemia del Zika, el Proyecto de USAID Aplicando la Ciencia para Fortalecer y Mejorar los Sistemas de Salud (ASSIST) de [...]
By Kelly Dale Data are essential to achieving the goals of increased empowerment, agency, and equality. Yet we are still grappling to collect and use data that highlight the unique experiences of men, women, boys, and girls, reveal barriers to [...]
By Morgan Mickle, Gender Specialist, WI-HER, LLC “A third of low birth weight babies die within the first twelve hours after delivery, largely because they get cold very quickly, causing them to stop feeding and leaving them more susceptible to [...]
By Morgan Mickle, Gender Specialist, WI-HER, LLC On February 1, 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Zika virus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/259583/WHO-RHR-17.23-eng.pdf?sequence=1 after information surfaced [...]
By Kelly Dale, Gender Specialist “She’s awesome!” “I love her!” “Wow! I need to learn more about her.” Colleagues trying to guess the name of the famous women on their backs These were the exclamations heard around the [...]
