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Women’s Health, Gender and Empowerment Center of Expertise publishes special issue in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
November 15, 2017
The relationship between women’s empowerment and pregnancy and childbirth is the topic of a special issue of the peer-reviewed journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth published November 8, 2017.
Preventing gender-based workplace discrimination and sexual harassment
November 8, 2017
Research from the WORLD Policy Analysis Center at UCLA found that more than a third of countries do not have laws against sexual harassment in the workplace.
Persist 2017 conference aims to inspire women to get politically active
October 25, 2017
UC Riverside's upcoming conference supports the political and social empowerment of women.
Abortion restrictions like those in Ohio disproportionately impact low-income women and their health
October 18, 2017
Women's Health, Gender and Empowerment COE associate director Ushma Upadhyay discusses abortion policy in Ohio.
Tiny hats for tiny babies
September 27, 2017
Help UCSF’s East Africa Preterm Birth Initiative knit hats to keep preterm babies warm.
Improving infant health: What’s the role for social policy?
September 27, 2017
UCLA public health dean Jody Heymann and Aleta Sprague of WORLD Policy Center discuss how policy change can improve the health of babies around the world.
“Bump Day” reflections: doing more to invest in women and girls’ health
September 14, 2017
UCGHI women's health COE co-director, Ndola Prata, MD and UCLA medical student, Sarah Lawrence, discuss the achievements and on-going challenges of global maternal health efforts.
Come together for Women’s Health, Gender and Empowerment retreat
August 22, 2017
Calling UC faculty, post-docs and doctoral students interested in women’s health, gender and empowerment.
Star Trek-inspired virtual mentor wins saving lives at birth seed grant
August 2, 2017
Tiffany Lundeen of the Maternal and Newborn Health Research Cooperative at UCSF Global Health Sciences develops a winning application to save the lives of mothers who experience postpartum hemorrhage.
Tackling childbirth-related mortality in the world’s poorest place
July 26, 2017
UCSF School of Nursing Center for Global Health develops a program to train Malawian nurses in leadership and clinical skills.