WHGI Global Program
Gender Equity
Integrating gender equity across research, practice, & policy
The William H. Gates Sr. Institute (WHGI) Global Program on Gender Equity builds on a strong track record of impact through support for local partner capacity and the translation of science and evidence into policies, programs, and practice.
WHGI works to accelerate progress toward a more gender-equal world by addressing barriers that limit the full participation of women, girls, and gender non-conforming individuals in society.
While gender equity is integrated across all WHGI Global Programs, this focus area elevates dedicated research, programming, and advocacy efforts that strengthen and deepen this work across the Institute’s portfolio.
The program centers on reducing health inequities experienced by populations disproportionately affected by poverty, violence, and discrimination, and advancing more inclusive and equitable health systems and outcomes.
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Connect with WHGI's faculty and staff today to learn more or get involved with this Global Program.
Featured Institute Experts
Professor and WHGI Research Director
Caroline Moreau is Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Senior Researcher at the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), and Research Director at the William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health. Her work examines how gender, social class, race, and other forms of social inequality shape sexual and reproductive health across the life course.
Professor and WHGI Research Director
Caroline Moreau is Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Senior Researcher at the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), and Research Director at the William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health. Her work examines how gender, social class, race, and other forms of social inequality shape sexual and reproductive health across the life course.
Assistant Professor
Dr. Shannon N. Wood's research focuses on the intersection between social determinants of women’s health, most notably gender-based violence, and adverse reproductive and sexual health outcomes.
Assistant Professor
Dr. Shannon N. Wood's research focuses on the intersection between social determinants of women’s health, most notably gender-based violence, and adverse reproductive and sexual health outcomes.
Assistant Professor
Celia Karp, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a Senior Technical Advisor at the William H. Gates Institute. Her work focuses on reproductive health preferences, services, and outcomes.
Assistant Professor
Celia Karp, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a Senior Technical Advisor at the William H. Gates Institute. Her work focuses on reproductive health preferences, services, and outcomes.
Championing Gender Equity: A Crucial Pathway to Comprehensive Health and Development
Promoting gender equity is in line with our ongoing expansion from a largely family planning focus to the broader SRHR and other related health and development areas.
From supporting efforts to provide easier access to SRHR services to making sure women are active change agents in their communities by serving in policy-making bodies, Gender Equity will be elevated as a key component in all our Global Programs going forward.
This is because of our strong belief that true gender equity can serve as a gateway for improving multiple health outcomes.
Platforms Within This Global Program ↗
International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP)
The Challenge Initiative (TCI)
Family Planning News Network (FPNN)
Performance Monitoring for Action (PMA)
Demographic Dividend Initiative
Global Health Leadership Accelerator (GHLAA)
Reproductive Health Centers of Excellence
PFRH Summer Institute
120 Under 40
Advance Family Planning
SMART Advocacy
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