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WHAT'S NEXT?: Achieving global gender parity will take many decades yet. Read on to understand the trends, challenges and efforts to advance parity at a faster pace.

• [New] Hamas will release 33 Israeli hostages, including all women (soldiers and civilians), children, and men over 50. The Independent
• [New] 1 in 4 Black men getting prostate cancer, and partnering with MOBO provides an opportunity for Prostate Cancer UK to raise more awareness of the most common cancer in men and help more Black men get a lifesaving earlier diagnosis. UK Fundraising
• [New] In exchange, Israel will release 50 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails for every Israeli female soldier released by Hamas and 30 for other hostages. The Independent
• [New] In the first 42-day phase, Hamas will release 33 hostages, including children, women - including female soldiers - and over - 50s. The Independent
• [New] In 2025, women and girls will continue to face brutal repression, arrest, corporeal punishment, and sexual violence, with new laws set to curtail their few remaining rights. GIWPS
• [New] The fertility rate for native-born women is projected to equal 1.56 births per woman from 2025 to 2055. Congressional Budget Office
• [New] Although some health professionals recommend not vaping around pregnant women, babies and children, any risk from passive vaping to bystanders is small relative to tobacco cigarettes - NHS. Royal Flush Vape
• [New] Hamas will release 33 hostages in the first phase, including civilian and female soldiers, children, the elderly and the sick in exchange for an undisclosed number of Palestinian prisoners. CNN
• [New] Women born in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as Central Asia, had a significantly higher risk of excessive GWG compared to Swedish-born women. BioMed Central
• [New] Israel will release 30 Palestinian detainees for every civilian hostage and 50 Palestinian detainees for every female Israeli soldier that Hamas releases. SKY
• [New] Dementia cases in the U.S. are projected to double by 2060, with women and Black adults at higher risk. MedicalEconomics
• [New] Hostage and Prisoner Releases: Hamas will release 33 Israeli hostages, prioritizing vulnerable groups such as women, children, the elderly, and the wounded. Chuck Holton
• [New] Among women of childbearing age, low iodine intake is associated with a higher risk of developing hypertension during at least the decade after giving birth. Medscape UK
• [New] More than 30 organizations are urging parliament to remove the threat of criminal investigation and prosecution for women who end their own pregnancies in England and Wales. SKY
• [New] One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime, with around 52,000 diagnoses in the UK each year (144 a day). The Independent
• [New] In 2025, harmonization will accelerate and focus more on refining guidelines and regulations for vulnerable populations, including children, pregnant women, and prisoners who require special protections. Pubs - Clinical Research News Online
• In 2024, the United States secured an historic commitment in the G7 Apulia Leaders' Communique to tackle the unequal gender distribution of care work with G7 nations committing to support 200 million more women to join the workforce by 2035 through investment in child care globally. The White House
• In Spain, the prevalence of overweight and obesity reaches 70% in men and 50% in women, which is associated with multiple metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes and exponentially increases the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, hypertension and certain types of cancer. ScienceDaily
• A French 5-year longitudinal study of over 31 million people admitted to hospital, found alcohol use disorders (harmful use or dependence as defined in ICD) were associated with increased dementia risk, calculated separately for men and women (women HR 3-3, 95% CI 3-3-3-4, men 3-4, 3-3-3-4). PubMed Central (PMC)
• The rate for women over the age of 30 is expected to increase from 0.84 births per woman in 2025 to 0.98 by 2055. CF.ORG
• Women will continue to delay motherhood, predicting the fertility rate for women under the age of 30 to drop to 0.79 births per woman in 2025 and 0.62 in 2055. CF.ORG

Last updated: 23 January 2025