WOMEN DELIVER

WOMEN
Onwards and upwards for girls and women. Together.
By Katja Iversen, Contributor
President/CEO of Women Deliver
As this wild year draws to a close, I can't help but reflect on resilience, find strength in solutions, and feel fired up
IMPACT
This Female Genital Mutilation Survivor Teaches Victims How To Enjoy Sex
By Eleanor Goldberg
“Even though the clitoris has been removed, that doesn’t stop us from having full capacity of pleasure."
IMPACT
Measuring What Works: Evaluating Women's Groups on Maternal Health Uptake in Rural Nepal
By Sheetal Sharma, Contributor
Bournemouth University
To those attempting to evaluate we caution that measuring the effect of a community-based intervention is not straightforward
WORLDPOST
Universal Health, Universal Rights
By Gro Brundtland and Graca Machel, Contributors
We urge the G7 nations to show leadership and to make political and financial commitments to Universal Health Coverage at their upcoming summit in Japan. This would be a clear signal from the most powerful economies that "business as usual" will not do if the world is serious about implementing the SDGs.
IMPACT
The World Has a Plan for Global Girls and Women
By Richard Curtis, Contributor
Screenwriter, Director
Whether you're a world leader who can increase investment in girls, a business that can change your equal pay policies or a person who can directly lobby your government decision-maker to change an unequal law -- now is the time to act and invest in girls and women.
IMPACT
Current Data Is 'Sexist,' So Bill And Melinda Gates Are Funding Research To Help Women
By Eleanor Goldberg
The Gates Foundation has committed $80 million to gathering robust and reliable data.
IMPACT
Women, Girls, and Global Goals: Why Ensuring Women's and Girls' Health and Rights Is Crucial to Achieving the SDGs
By Dr. Ariel Pablos-Mendez , Contributor
Physician, scholar, diplomat and global health leader
This week, international leaders from all sectors of society convene in Copenhagen for the Women Deliver 2016 Conference.
IMPACT
Lessons From the Heart
By Kate Grant, Contributor
CEO, Fistula Foundation
As Sarah finished her remarks, I sat frozen and overwhelmed by a sensation both profound and penetrating: a true sense of awe, and the recognition that I was in the presence of an extraordinary soul -- the strongest and most courageous person I'd ever encountered.
IMPACT
Women Deliver: Stand by Our Girls
By Jill W. Sheffield and Katja Iversen, Contributors
Going to school shouldn't have to be an act of bravery. Girls -- and boys -- should be able to attend schools free from discrimination, intimidation or threats to their safety. As Pakistani advocate
IMPACT
Young #WomenInspire us to #InvestInGirls
By Lindsay Menard-Freeman, Contributor
Senior Manager, Youth Program & Advocacy - Women Deliver
The 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) generated unprecedented political will and funding for girls' and women's health and rights. Unfortunately though, the MDGs are quickly coming to an end just when we are beginning to gain momentum.
IMPACT
The Right to Be a Girl: Moving From Rhetoric to Reality
By Purnima Mane, Contributor
Former President and CEO, Pathfinder International
The rallying cry for girls' education, ending early marriage and pregnancies, and preventing gender-based violence is resonating with a more global and diverse audience than ever before.
IMPACT
Let's Empower Youth for Sexual and Reproductive Rights
By Jill W. Sheffield , Contributor
Women's Health & Rights Advocate
Unmet need for contraception is greatest for women under the age of 20 and, in the world's poorest countries, one in three women has a child before the age of 18.
IMPACT
Keeping My Soul Right: Making Global Health Films on Women and Girls
By Lisa Russell, MPH, Contributor
Emmy-winning filmmaker, global storyteller, speaker, curator, ...
I once heard someone say that art is a reflection of your soul, so if you are creating art about another culture, make sure your soul is right.
ENVIRONMENT
World Population Day: 18 Groups Taking Action
By Danielle Nierenberg, Contributor
President, Food Tank: The Food Think Tank
17. Marie Stopes Foundation -- Marie Stopes Foundation is the leading reproductive and sexual health care provider for both
THE WORLD POST
Time to Deliver for Women: The Post-2015 Agenda
By Serra Sippel, Contributor
President, Center for Health and Gender Equity
May was a great month for showcasing the centrality of women to every single goal on the international agenda for development and poverty eradication. Dare I call it a watershed moment? It depends on what happens next.
IMPACT
She's Too Tired to Push -- That's Why We Must
By Suzanne Ehlers, Contributor
President & CEO, PAI
I know our agenda is demand-driven. More than 200 million women in the developing world want access to contraception that they cannot get.
IMPACT
14 Initiatives Helping Women Deliver All Over the World
By Danielle Nierenberg, Contributor
President, Food Tank: The Food Think Tank
Women, particularly in developing countries, face numerous challenges, including sexual violence, limited access to health resources, barriers to education, and inadequate economic opportunities.
IMPACT
Young Leaders Can Change the World - One Girl at a Time
By Victoria Melhado, Contributor
Founder, Be Inspired International
Life for women and girls in Jamaica has seen recent improvements in terms of education and job opportunities, but the health situation is complicated. Many pregnant mothers live in rural areas and do not receive consistent antenatal care. Child mortality has dropped in recent years, and so has the rate of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, but maternal mortality is still a problem.
IMPACT
Contraception and Gamified Advocacy
By Jill W. Sheffield , Contributor
Women's Health & Rights Advocate
With gamified activism, the user journey begins with incentives, but ends by creating and demonstrating demand for social change -- in this case, for increased information and access to family planning.
IMPACT
Empowered Women Make Nations Strong
By Melinda Gates, Contributor
Co-chair, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
If women everywhere had the power to determine their futures, the world would be forever transformed.
IMPACT
What the World Needs Now Is Girl-Centered Advocacy
By Denise Dunning, Contributor
Founder and Executive Director, Let Girls Lead, Champions For ...
Following a gradual evolution of development priorities, the global community now recognizes that investing in girls is one of the most successful strategies to alleviate poverty, reduce infant and maternal mortality, and improve health and educational outcomes.
IMPACT
Behind a Healthy Woman, there's Girls and Men
By Morra Aarons-Mele, Contributor
Author/host, Hiding in the Bathroom; Founder, Women Online/The...
What do "husband schools" have to do with saving women's lives? That is my favorite quote from the Women Deliver 2013 Conference in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, the largest global health event of the decade.
RELIGION
The Role of Faith in Family Planning
By Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, Contributor
Founding Executive Editor, HuffPost Religion, Senior VP, Auburn
"My primary concern is to save lives. God has give us knowledge and technology to improve our lives through science. Are we going to throw condoms out? We are resistant to science in questions of sexuality, but when you you have a heart attack you go to the operation room -- you are willing to accept science then."
IMPACT
Women Deliver Catalyzes Conversations With Young People about Reproductive Health
By Purnima Mane, Contributor
Former President and CEO, Pathfinder International
The first official day of the 3rd annual Women Deliver Conference just wrapped up. Perhaps the biggest takeaway here so far is the incredible presence and engagement of young people.
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