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Akol Anna Grace, an assistant nursing officer of Kopoth Health Centre, poses between houses during a home visit in Kopoth, Karamoja region, Uganda, on May 25, 2022. Badru Katumba/AFP via Getty

Breaking the ‘XX Paradox'

People protesting the death of Iranian Mahsa Amini and the government of Iran on October 2, 2022, in Istanbul, Turkey.

Woman. Life. Freedom: The Heartbeat for Human Rights in Iran

A statue of blindfolded Lady Justice holding scales in Brussels, May 12, 2019. Image: Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency/Getty

‘Shame on us’: Global Health Governance’s Shameful Lack of Diversity

A girl holds a sign as school children take part in a student climate protest in London, England. March 15, 2019. Image: Jack Taylor/Getty

The House Is on Fire: Women and Young People Forward

Image: Heroines of Health 2019 Gala in Geneva, Switzerland, May 2019. Courtesy of Women in Global Health

Recognizing Remarkable Women and their Contributions Towards Health for All

Elvira Miranda lovingly touches the grave of her son, Leover, killed in the Philippines drug wars. Image by Amanda Mustard

Elderly Mothers Bear the Emotional Burden of the Drug War

Women painted a wall with eyes that stare back, and the message “We won’t be intimidated by your gaze."

For India’s Women, Safety in Numbers

Leading to Equity

Michele Barry speaks at the inaugural Women Leader in Global Health conference at Stanford in October 2017

Michele Barry: The Need for More Women Leaders in Global Health