WS 01 - Gender Equality within the Global Health Workforce

This workshop will examine the global health workforce with a gender lens and will focus on the interplay between gender equal leadership and the advancement of health globally. We hope to address questions in this workshop such as: What barriers do different personnel in the global health workforce face and how do institutions, governments, NGOs, the private sector and individuals help to remove those barriers? How do we combine SDG 3 on health, and SDG 5 on gender equality to develop a strong gender equal global health leadership at all levels?

An introductory panel will explore both barriers and successes that women have faced both in leadership and throughout their careers, with a focus on political life, academia, private sector and health workforce. The panel will provide a brief introduction to the topic to provide food for thought for the second half of the session. Following the panel, attendees will be invited to join smaller breakout groups where they will be guided through a case study and a series of thought provoking discussion questions which enable them to delve deeper into the questions outlined above.

The breakout sessions will conclude with a brief recap and introduction to a gender mainstreaming tool that attendees can utilize in their own work. Each group will be provided with the opportunity to briefly report back on their discussions. This will be an interactive workshop, where group discussion based on case studies and tools will be held after the introductory panel.