Adaeze Oreh, 2019 New Voices Senior Fellow, spoke on the civil society engaged-panel, “Advancing Universal Health Coverage in a Changing World- the Case for Gender-Responsive Health Systems“ at the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva.
She reflects on the gender leadership gap, with only 25% of women making up health sector leadership despite their higher rates of participation. “Competence, capability, and commitment are clearly not the issue,” she echoes. She points to the social determinants of a woman’s fate: How perceived gender norms and sidelining are the true systemic barriers to improved organizational outcomes and performance. She further outlines her ideas and recommendations to navigate these gendered obstacles.
Read her reflections below.
(Cover photo sourced from Oreh’s LinkedIn)
