PMNCH named "high scorer" on gender equality in global health

PMNCH has been recognized as a high-scoring organization in the latest annual report from Global Health 50/50,Gender equality: Flying blind in a time of crisis. The 2021 report reviewed 201 organizations to assess how gender equality is being advanced within organizations and health programmes, taking an in-depth look at gender in health-related COVID-19 responses. PMNCH was ranked in the top 20% of the sample overall, which includes UN organizations, governmental agencies, international NGOs, research organizations, private sector companies and others. Assessed against 14 variables across four dimensions using a traffic light system, PMNCH scored “green” across most of the areas assessed, including organizational public commitment to gender equality; workplace gender equality; diversity and inclusion policies; gender parity in senior management and governing bodies; and gender of organizational head.
Source: WHO Maternal, Newborn and Child Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: gender [subject], gender inequality Source Type: news