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Impact of COVID-19 on Women
“We stand at a crossroads: We can allow the coronavirus crisis to reinforce the worst impacts of the digital gender divide; or we can use the crisis to accelerate change, expand horizons, and get millions of girls and women online.”
– Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka of UN Women and Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen of Plan International
COVID-19 starkly exposed and amplified longstanding disparities affecting women’s health, economic stability, caregiving burdens, and safety. Women physicians — already navigating pay inequities, burnout, and bias—faced disproportionate risks and workforce pressures throughout the pandemic. For AMWA, the pandemic underscored the urgent need to advance gender-equitable policies, support the well-being of women in medicine, and strengthen systems that protect the health of all women.
AMWA is a Partner of the COVID-19 Vaccine Education and Equity Project (CVEEP)
AMWA’s Breakthrough Women in Science and Medicine Spotlights Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford and Her Work in Obesity Care – View on PBS!
This 4th Breakthrough Women in Science and Medicine episode, features AMWA life-time member, Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford and her work to ensure more equitable access to obesity care. Watch it on PBS!
AMWA Artist in Residence Focuses Artwork on COVID-19
In 2021, AMWA Artist-in-Residence, Dr. Karen Poirier-Brode created Six Feet Apart, an accordion-style book depicting social distancing. A clear polymer background symbolized the face masks and other barriers. The 6ft/2m circles marked the distance between people. You’ll notice that I chose an imprint of high heels. The love stethoscope seemed the best image for this lady doctor.
AMWA Organizes Obesity and Women’s Health Summit
AMWA endorsed the Obesity Bill of Rights, created by the National Consumer’s League anesd the National Council on Aging with a focus on the rights for all people to receive person-centered, quality obesity care. AMWA is a member of the EveryBODY Covered Campaign, lead by the Alliance for Women’s Health and Prevention, to ensure that patients can have the access they need for the treatment of obesity
Congressional Briefing: The Heart of It All – The Impact of Obesity on Cardiometabolic Health
AMWA hosted a Congressional Briefing to address the need for legislation that would support comprehensive treatment of obesity as a chronic disease.
Obesity Roundtable Proceedings: Women and the Obesity Epidemic
AMWA convened stakeholder organizations for a roundtable in 2022, including: ACOG ADCES, ABC, HealthyWomen, NPWH, NCOA, NON, NBNA PCNA, and WomenHeart.
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The equitable inclusion of women editors at every level is long overdue. Addressing journal gender bias starts at the top.
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The equitable inclusion of women editors at every level is long overdue. Addressing journal gender bias starts at the top.COVID-19 starkly exposed and amplified longstanding disparities affecting women’s health, economic stability, caregiving burdens, and safety. Women physicians and frontline workers—already navigating pay inequities, burnout, and bias—faced disproportionate risks and workforce pressures throughout the pandemic. For AMWA, the pandemic underscored the urgent need to advance gender-equitable policies, support the well-being of women in medicine, and strengthen systems that protect the health of all women.
Episode Title
The equitable inclusion of women editors at every level is long overdue. Addressing journal gender bias starts at the top.
Episode Title
The equitable inclusion of women editors at every level is long overdue. Addressing journal gender bias starts at the top.
Episode Title
The equitable inclusion of women editors at every level is long overdue. Addressing journal gender bias starts at the top.
Episode Title
The equitable inclusion of women editors at every level is long overdue. Addressing journal gender bias starts at the top.
#NeedHerScience
The equitable inclusion of women editors at every level is long overdue. Addressing journal gender bias starts at the top.
#HerTimeIsNow
The equitable inclusion of women editors at every level is long overdue. Addressing journal gender bias starts at the top.
#GiveHerReason
The equitable inclusion of women editors at every level is long overdue. Addressing journal gender bias starts at the top.
#HerTimeIsNow
The equitable inclusion of women editors at every level is long overdue. Addressing journal gender bias starts at the top.
#InvestInHer
The equitable inclusion of women editors at every level is long overdue. Addressing journal gender bias starts at the top.
#NeedHerScience
The equitable inclusion of women editors at every level is long overdue. Addressing journal gender bias starts at the top.COVID-19 starkly exposed and amplified longstanding disparities affecting women’s health, economic stability, caregiving burdens, and safety. Women physicians and frontline workers—already navigating pay inequities, burnout, and bias—faced disproportionate risks and workforce pressures throughout the pandemic. For AMWA, the pandemic underscored the urgent need to advance gender-equitable policies, support the well-being of women in medicine, and strengthen systems that protect the health of all women.