Gender Equality and Health Equity Through Foreign Policy: A Progress Report
In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Valerie Percival, Associate Professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) at Carleton University and a Commissioner with the Lancet-SIGHT Commission on Peace, Justice, and Gender Equality for Healthy Societies. She is also a fellow with the Wilson Center’s Maternal Health Initiative and Canada Institute.Percival discusses her project at the Center titled “Promoting Gender Equality and Health Equity through Foreign Policy: Panacea or Fool’s Game?” The project argues that improvements in gender equality and health equity place societies on pathways to peace and provide for more stable and less corrupt governments.
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Maternal Health Initiative
The Wilson Center’s Maternal Health Initiative (MHI) is dedicated to improving the lives of women, adolescents, and children around the world. MHI convenes experts from around the world to discuss solutions to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths and to navigate gender-based global health issues and their links to foreign policy. MHI explores a wide range of policy-related topics, including gender equity, global health, health care workforce and systems, caregiving, gender-based violence, workforce participation, girls’ education, and sexual and reproductive health and rights. MHI is globally focused with additional attention to women and girls living in humanitarian settings. Read more
