Mind the Women’s Health Data Gap: A Critical Factor for Global Health Equity

The advancement of global health equality is being hindered by persistent disparities in women’s health data. Despite comprising over half of the global population, women remain underrepresented or poorly characterized in many health datasets. According to the Gender Data Outlook (GDO) Index, developed by PARIS21 and UN Women, while progress has been made, systemic barriers continue to obstruct comprehensive gender data collection and dissemination.