Gender equality – We must do better, and we can!

In 1995, the 4th World Conference on Women in Beijing set out a progressive blueprint for

advancing women's rights.

But 26 years later progress on gender

equality, women empowerment and health

is too slow and uneven.

The Covid-19 pandemic has also reversed the progress that was achieved.

We must do much better, and we can.

We must work together to promote and respect

the rights of women and girls in all their

diversity by ensuring that they have access

to quality rights base, and affordable comprehensive

sexual and reproductive health services.

We must prevent violence against women and

children and ensure health systems can better

support and care for survivors of violence.

We must promote women's leadership in the health

and care workforce including by ensuring

decent working conditions.

We must stop non-curable diseases including

by ensuring that women and girls have the

time, opportunities and resources to

access nutritious diets and to engage in

activities that promote their health.

And we must take down the bias to women's

participation in leadership, in science and

invest in research that prioritizes the health

and well being of all women everywhere.

We must put our heads and hearts together and

work harder and faster to make women's health

a gender equality a reality for all.

We must do much better, and we can!