Gender

• [New] Almost 46% of the adult population in the United States will be diagnosed as having high blood pressure, with the greatest impact expected among men and women under 45.
• [New] Correlated, the African Union Fund for African Women is being converted into a Trust Fund for African Women and it will be part of the concrete solutions that will be made available for women to realize economic justice and financial inclusion.
• [New] There could be a link with women taking the contraceptive pill having a higher risk of blood clots after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine.
• [New] With more US women living in poverty than men, the COVID-19 pandemic has not only put the economic security of women at risk, it has put families at increased risk of falling into poverty and remaining there.
• [New] South Asian women with PCOS will have a greater risk of developing diabetes and have more severe symptoms by the age of 25 than white Europeans.
• [New] A new National Plan will start in 2022, providing an updated and forward-looking blueprint for preventing violence against women in Australia.
• [New] Addressing the needs of women will mark an important step towards rebuilding deeply eroded faith in government and global institutions.
• [New] In Greece, often held up as a model of democracy, women did not have basic rights, and could own no property nor could they participate directly in the political system.
• [New] While the involvement of Afghan females in the ongoing and forthcoming Afghan Peace Processes and the future Afghan government can not only uplift the societal status of women in Afghan society but will improve the longevity of sustainable peace in Afghanistan.
• [New] USAID's Engendering Utilities program creates economic opportunities for women working in traditionally male-dominated sectors including energy and water utilities, steps that ultimately strengthen utility performance.
• [New] Growing numbers of women and men in England with eating disorders are being denied support because they are not considered to be thin enough to warrant it, a leading psychiatrist and other experts have warned in a briefing shared with ministers.
• [New] Equipping women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa with engineering skills will support increasing social and economic development, as well as helping to address the climate challenges felt most keenly in Africa.
• [New] Iron deficiency afflicted 43% of women in developing countries and increased the risk of death during childbirth.
• The Yemen crisis is leaving women and girls with more responsibilities, fewer economic opportunities, and greater risk of gender-based violence, early marriage, and exploitation.
• Between 2014 and 2036, the average life expectancy for a 65-year-old is projected to increase by 1.8 years for women (to 88.8 years) and by 1.9 years for men.
• The CLSA will follow approximately 50,000 Canadian men and women between the ages of 45 and 85 every 3 years for a period of at least 20 years.
• Alcohol and illicit drug use are major modifiable risk factors for suicide, the leading cause of death for men under the age of 49 and women under the age of 34 in the United Kingdom.
• So far, the UK has not joined a number of other countries which have stopped the jab for younger people - amid concerns about whether it could increase the risk of a rare blood clot, especially in younger women.
• In a study of Swedish women, red meat was found to increase the risk of CRC, while no association was reported for processed meat intake.
• The latest WHO data show that 1 in 3 women experience intimate partner violence during their lifetime, while the UN reports that women with disabilities have four times the risk of experiencing sexual violence in comparison to women without disabilities.
• Child marriage, domestic violence and low literacy rates have lowered Indian women's economic opportunities and contributed to sexual violence in India.

Last updated: 15 April 2021