Gender

Gender is the range of characteristics pertaining to, and differentiating between, femininity and masculinity. Depending on the context, these characteristics may include biological sex, sex-based social structures (i.e., gender roles), or gender identity. Most cultures use a gender binary, having two genders (boys/men and girls/women); those who exist outside these groups fall under the umbrella term non-binary or genderqueer. Some societies have specific genders besides "man" and "woman", such as the hijras of South Asia; these are often referred to as third genders (and fourth genders, etc.). Sexologist John Money introduced the terminological distinction between biological sex and gender as …

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WHO: World Health Organization · 15 December 2024 French

24 p

up to 2023, to describe specific indi- cators of gender and age distribution, relapse, treatment for cutaneous 78 (29%) in which the cause was unknown. Age and gender distribution The completeness of data from high-burden high-burden countries on both age and gender distribution improved in the period 2014–2021 for both CL decrease in 2022. In 2023, information on age and gender was missing for 38% and 4% of CL cases, respectively respectively. For VL, information on age and gender was not available for 22% and 5% cases, respectively


WHO: World Health Organization · 20 November 2024 English

vi, 49 p.

Economic and socio- structural issues including gender, culture and rural–urban differentials are considered



WHO: World Health Organization · 17 November 2024 English

Every day, thousands of letters are sent from health authorities encouraging recipients to attend an appointment, vaccinations, cancer screening, or a health check-up, or engage in other health-related behaviours. Many …

effect (27). Cultural sensitivities may relate to gender, ethnicity, age, socioeconomic status, religion


WHO: World Health Organization · 15 November 2024 English

80 p.

PFA can be offered to anyone, regardless of age, gender, social status, etc. But not everyone who is in appropriately by considering the person’s culture, age and gender. • Don’t exploit your relationship as a helper relation to another person depending on their age, gender or culture, what is appropriate in terms of eye gestures, etc.); the person’s culture, age and gender; and your own cultural background and beliefs so


WHO: World Health Organization · 13 November 2024 English

98 p.

education facilities that are child, disability and gender-sensitive and provide safe and effective learning education for all (SDG4) but also for realizing gender equality and empowering all women and girls (SDG5) adolescent girls (in or out of school), female and gender-diverse students, and college/ university women example of monitoring experiences of female and gender-diverse students who menstruate. It found that


WHO: World Health Organization · 13 November 2024 English

vi, 20 p.

Ismoilova Regional social and behaviour change, and gender advisor Abt Associates Member of the WHO Global


WHO: World Health Organization · 12 November 2024 English

x, 55 p.

person’s trajectory can influence another’s), gender and sexual diversity and the link between the How do intervention and policy impacts differ by gender, age (including age at exposure) and socioeconomic outcomes? 3. How do impacts of exposures differ by gender, age (including age at exposure) and socio-economic


WHO: World Health Organization · 12 November 2024 English

xxii, 219 p.

enabling environment for SRMNCAH through equity, gender equality, social inclusion, and human rights; of universal health coverage, human rights, and gender equality. Since 2009, several surveys have been social determinants of maternal health, harmful gender norms, and destabilizing external factors such


WHO: World Health Organization · 11 November 2024 English

v, 34 p.

environment, education, local government, and gender. This interdisciplinary approach was seen as society, as well as on global humanitarian needs, gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls


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