Global Scans · Gender · Weekly Summary

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WHAT'S NEXT?: Achieving global gender parity will take many decades yet. Read on to understand the trends, challenges and efforts to advance parity at a faster pace.

• [New] Italy permits abortion on request within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, with exceptions for cases where a woman's health or life is at risk. FirstPost
• [New] Universal access to clean energy could help end poverty for 180 million women by 2050 and result in 6.5 million fewer deaths from indoor pollution. IISD Earth Negotiations Bulletin
• [New] The more than 2,500 Swiss women, known as KlimaSeniorinnen and aged over 64, said their government's climate inaction put them at risk of dying during heatwaves. Hopebuilding
• [New] The Arizona abortion ban followed centuries in which abortion was treated mainly as a woman's concern, and was permitted until quickening, or the moment a pregnant woman could feel the fetus start to move. Slate
• [New] In the United States, bladder cancer is the seventh most common cancer, fourth among men, and it is estimated that there will be approximately 83,190 new cases of bladder cancer in the U.S. in 2024. Yahoo Finance
• [New] While Canada has until 2029 to confront the many issues highlighted in the third National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, it must invest at all levels of government. The Conversation
• [New] There are many grave threats to human dignity including sex change operations, gender theory, surrogacy, abortion, poverty, human trafficking and war. Religion Media Centre
• [New] Sex change operations, gender theory and surrogate motherhood pose grave threats to human dignity. National Catholic Reporter
• Menstrual health conversations with healthcare professionals will empower young women to feel in control of their health journey, from their first period to their last. The Guardian
• The case, brought forth by more than 2,000 Swiss women aged 64 and older, argued that Switzerland's failure to address climate change exposed them to heightened risks, particularly during heat waves. Greater Kashmir
• The looming ground operation in Rafah poses a grave threat to 1.5 million Palestinians, including tens of thousands of pregnant women, new mothers and newborns. ReliefWeb
• Under Australia's National Immunization Program, the flu vaccine is free for higher-risk groups, including children under five, adults over 65, and pregnant women. The Conversation
• Europe's top rights court has ruled in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who argued that their government's efforts to combat climate change were inadequate and put them at greater risk of death from heatwaves. Al Jazeera
• The European Court of Human Rights will hand down decisions in a trio of cases brought by a French mayor, six Portuguese youngsters and more than 2,000 members of Senior Women for Climate Protection, who say their governments are not doing enough to combat climate change. The Washington Post
• The Vatican has released a new document on human dignity in which it says surrogacy, gender theory and abortion are among the grave threats to the human condition. MPR News
• Many Palestinians in Gaza are at risk of famine, and every single man, woman, and child in Gaza is experiencing food insecurity. United States Department of State
• To advance gender equality and women's development in Mexico, it is not enough to change the context (e.g. laws, educational and working opportunities). SpringerLink
• More than 2,000 elderly Swiss women argue that their government's woefully inadequate efforts to fight the heating of the planet put them at risk of dying during heatwaves. ThePrint
• Anaemia affects a third of the world's population, while women of reproductive age are particularly at risk of its development. PubMed Central (PMC)
• In men, normal-to-low HDL-C group was associated with an increased risk of CRC in both never-smokers and ever-smokers, whereas in women persistent low and normal - to low HDL-C change increased the CRC risk in never-smokers. Nature
• The protection crisis in South Sudan is particularly severe for women and children, who are at a higher risk of experiencing violence, exploitation, and abuse. ReliefWeb

Last updated: 25 April 2024