Discrimination towards women and girls, or what is known as gender-based discrimination, is one of the most pervasive human rights violations. It severely limits the ability of women, girls and the communities they live in to protect and promote their health.
Gender-based discrimination is irreversibly connected to negative health outcomes for women and girls. Its associated poor health outcomes are often compounded by other forms of inequality related to socioeconomic status, civilization, sexual orientation, religious association or geographical location. While these challenges are impressive, and often encoded in "normalized" ways of living, International Women's Day renews our commitment to condemn violations in human rights and to challenge unequal systems, structures and practices that we must be responsible for health inequalities across the world.
Gender equality is good for health.
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