Gender
March 3, 2025
Interview: DrGH Student Zahra Zeinali on Winning Young Professional Award for Her Work in Gender Equality in Health Policy and Systems
Zahra Zeinali, MD, MPH, is a third-year student in the Doctor of Global Health Leadership and Practice (DrGH) program at the University of Washington. In November 2024, she was awarded the Societal Awards Young Professional Award by Health Systems Global and the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research for her impact in advancing gender…
July 20, 2024
Olympics 2024: France Takes the Gold in Islamophobia
As the curtains fall on the 2024 Paris Olympics, what should have been a celebration of global athleticism and unity is overshadowed by troubling undercurrents of Islamophobia and racism – major social determinants of health globally. France, the host nation, stands accused of perpetuating Islamophobia in ways that challenge the very spirit of the Games….
September 20, 2023
Missionaries of Hate: U.S. Christian Right Group Enflames Homophobia in Uganda
Ugandan Dr. Frank Mugisha exposes the U.S. backers of the 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act. He accuses American “conservative anti-gay activists” of fearmongering in Uganda that has led to its LGBTQ criminalization laws. He outlined how this happening when interviewed on the Rachel Maddow in May, 2023. https://glaad.org/rachel-maddow-traces-anti-lgbtq-legislation-uganda-activists-arizona/ Many people in the Global North were shocked by…
September 15, 2023
Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationwide
¡Victoria! Wave High the Green Bandanas! Years of concerted action by reproductive rights activists in Mexico have just gained a huge win. “Today is the day of victory and justice for Mexican women!” declared Mexico’s National Institute for Women. “No woman or pregnant person, nor any health worker, will be able to be punished for…
