Wellness is about more than exercise and nutrition. It’s also about safety, stability, dignity, and opportunity.
Below are three suggested reads for May that explore wellness for women through a global lens.
Gender-Differentiated and Age-Specific Risks of Heat Stress in a Warming World
This paper explores how heat disproportionately affects women, children, older adults and vulnerable communities. It highlights a wide range of concerns.
Gender-differentiated Heat Stress
The Immediate and Long-term Impact of the Military Escalation in the Middle East on Women and Girls
From displacement and disrupted health services to food insecurity and more, the report shows that conflict carries unique consequences for women’s wellness and security.
Impacts of Military Escalation in Middle East on Women and Girls
Delivering as One: United Nations System Progress on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (2019-2024)
Wellness for women can’t be separated from safety, dignity, and freedom from violence.
Ending VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls)
Find more on these and other essential topics at the UN Women Digital Library: https://www.unwomen.org/en/publications
Equal Participation of Women and Men in Power and Decision-Making Roles.
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