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When asked to characterize my work or leadership style, I have long said that I place emphasis on the how of the mission-driven work I do. The what, where, why, and who of the work are critically important, of course, but I have observed and felt that the how often gets left behind.
The Collectif des Activistes contre les Violences Basées sur le Genre, in collaboration with EngenderHealth’s West and Central Africa office, organized a press conference to call for specific actions to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights in Côte d’Ivoire.
Last year, upon completing our first organizational gender pay gap analysis at EngenderHealth, I asked whether I should worry about a reverse pay gap. This year, we conducted our first race/ethnicity pay gap analysis for our US/global staff.
At EngenderHealth, we know that gender equality is not possible without the realization of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). We look at six areas of our SRHR work and how they’re helping to advance gender equality.
EngenderHealth’s India team has been working to strengthen the systems of 144 health facilities to ensure they are fully stocked with available contraceptive methods during the pandemic. To date, the team has helped to resolve contraceptive stockouts at roughly 37 of those facilities.
EngenderHealth Tanzania Country Representative Prudence Masako provides suggestions for how the nation can support and bolster its health system to better prepare for public health crises in the future.
EngenderHealth commits to joining our partners around the globe to draw on our collective experience to mitigate the impacts of the pandemic, and to develop and apply innovations to reestablish and accelerate progress on SRHR.