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Global 50/50 (previously Global Health 50/50) is an independent, evidence-driven initiative to advance action and accountability for gender equality across the global health, justice, and finance sectors. Visit https://globalhealth5050.org/
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Global 50/50 @gh5050.bsky.social · 27d
OUT NOW: #HoldingtheLine 📣

Covering 199 organisations, 37 countries, & 4 million+ employees. Our latest report offers a snapshot of how commitments to #genderequality, #equity and #fairness are changing in the #globalhealth sector.

Read now: bit.ly/HoldingtheLine

#Global5050 #Accountability #DEI
Promotional graphic for the 2025 Global Health 50/50 Report: Holding the Line. The image features swimmer Husnah captured underwater, mid-front stroke, wearing a bright yellow swim cap and goggles. Her face is partially submerged, with air bubbles rising as she exhales. She reaches powerfully forward with one arm while her other arm, partially amputated, cuts through the water with equal force. The perspective places the viewer directly in her path, emphasising her strength, determination, and momentum. Bold white text overlays the image reading: “2025 Global Health 50/50 Report – Holding the Line – Out Now.” Hashtags #HoldingTheLine and #Global5050 appear at the bottom alongside the Global 50/50 logo
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Global 50/50 @gh5050.bsky.social · 1d
#Global5050 is heading to Berlin for the World Health Summit 2025 🌍

We’ll be sharing insights from our latest report, Holding the Line, and discussing how to put equity & #genderjustice at the heart of #globalhealth.

Attending #WHS2025? We’d love to connect: bit.ly/42xyikm
Graphic for the World Health Summit 2025, taking place October 12–14, 2025, in Berlin, Germany, and online. The image features text that reads “Meet me at #WHS2025” and includes a photo of Prof. Sarah Hawkes, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Global 50/50. Graphic for the World Health Summit 2025, taking place October 12–14, 2025, in Berlin, Germany, and online. The image features text that reads “Meet me at #WHS2025” and includes a photo of Prof. Kent Buse, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Global 50/50. Graphic for the World Health Summit 2025, taking place October 12–14, 2025, in Berlin, Germany, and online. The image features text that reads “Meet me at #WHS2025” and includes a photo of Sonja Tanaka, Director of Programmes and Innovation at Global 50/50. Graphic for the World Health Summit 2025, taking place October 12–14, 2025, in Berlin, Germany, and online. The image features text that reads “Meet me at #WHS2025” and includes a photo of Lynsey Robinson, Health Sector Lead at Global 50/50.
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Global 50/50 @gh5050.bsky.social · 3d
“ #Contraception is not just about family planning, it is about freedom.”

In a recent piece, Poonam Muttreja, calls for a reframing of contraception in India: away from a tool for population control to a pillar of #ReproductiveJustice.

Read now: bit.ly/4mSetLV

#GenderJustice #HealthEquity
Contraceptive Choices: The Feminist Faultline Of Women’s Economic Freedom
On World Contraception Day, we must say clearly: contraception is not just about family planning, it is about freedom.
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Global 50/50 @gh5050.bsky.social · 6d
🎤 Don’t miss #ThisIsGender curator Imogen Bakelmun sharing her reflections on the exhibition on Sat 4 Oct, 17:45 JST.

Discover the stories behind the images and learn how #photography has the power to reveal inequalities & inspire change.

Learn more: bit.ly/46KCChj

#Expo2025 #Osaka
A promotional image for the “RSA Pavilion: Living harmoniously in a fractured world.” The background is black with decorative artwork in the centre, including intricate mandala-style and patterned designs. On both sides are mirrored images of two dancers in white flowing outfits reaching toward the central art. The text reads “RSA Pavilion” at the top, “Living harmoniously in a fractured world” in the middle, and “3–5 October” at the bottom. Logos for Flying Carpet Factory and Global 50/50 are placed near the artwork and lower corners.
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Global 50/50 @gh5050.bsky.social · 6d
A powerful new #ThisIsGender exhibition opens today at the RSA Pavilion, an off-site companion to the #Expo2025 in #Osaka. 🌟

Featuring 75 works from across the globe that explore the intersections of gender, identity & justice.

Learn more: bit.ly/46KCChj

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A promotional image for the “RSA Pavilion: Living harmoniously in a fractured world.” The background is black with decorative artwork in the centre, including intricate mandala-style and patterned designs. On both sides are mirrored images of two dancers in white flowing outfits reaching toward the central art. The text reads “RSA Pavilion” at the top, “Living harmoniously in a fractured world” in the middle, and “3–5 October” at the bottom. Logos for Flying Carpet Factory and Global 50/50 are placed near the artwork and lower corners.
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Global 50/50 @gh5050.bsky.social · 7d
Our latest #Global5050 Report - #HoldingtheLine - reveals a decline in public commitments to #genderequality in #globalhealth.

Now more than ever, organisations must uphold #genderjustice internally, even when public pressures mount.

➡️ Read now: bit.ly/HoldingtheLine
Quote by Seri Wendoh, International Planned Parenthood Federation Senior Technical Advisor, featured in the 2025 Global Health 50/50 report: “In the face of growing hostility to gender equality and reproductive rights, holding the line is not enough. For organisations working across diverse and often difficult contexts, staying true to our values means rooting our work in the realities of the communities we serve, not in the shifting winds of political convenience. When the space to act narrows, we find new ways to act, to speak, and to stand with those most affected.” At the bottom of the graphic, it reads: “Read more in Holding the Line - 2025 Global Health 50/50 report.”
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Global 50/50 @gh5050.bsky.social · 15d
“When misinformation spreads from the highest office…it’s really dangerous for women’s health, particularly in pregnancy.”

— G5050's Prof Sarah Hawkes (@femupheave.bsky.social) in @theguardian.com.

Paracetamol is safe in pregnancy. False claims fuel stigma & undermine trust in science.
Is Tylenol the same as paracetamol, is it safe during pregnancy and does it have links to autism?
US president’s claims around painkiller also known as Tylenol contradict scientific consensus
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Global 50/50 @gh5050.bsky.social · 16d
As public commitments to #genderequality decline in #globalhealth, internal action matters more than ever.

Our new toolkit & redesigned policy repository support organisations to assess, strengthen & embed #equity from within.

Explore the tools now: bit.ly/4niDgdb

#HoldingTheLine #Global5050
Dark blue graphic with bold white and yellow text reading: “Ready to act on gender justice?”, with “New tools. Real change.” Below, smaller yellow text says: “Explore our new resource banks and drive change across your workplace.” At the bottom are the Global Health 50/50 logo and the website address: global5050.org. Dark blue graphic with text that reads: “Ensuring gender equality, fairness & equity in your workplace requires: Strong Policies and Effective Practices.” Below teal text reads: “We have curated two free resource banks to help you drive meaningful change in your organisation.” At the bottom are the Global 50/50 logo and website global5050.org. Dark blue graphic with a bold white title that reads “Explore our Workplace Policy Repository.” Below, text reads: “See best practice policies from organisations in our sample. Take the first step to improve your policies and advance gender justice, equity & fairness in your organisation.” On the right, is an illustrated yellow file folder with papers inside. At the bottom are the Global 50/50 logo and website global5050.org. Dark blue graphic with a bold white title that reads: “Resources for Organisational Change.” Below, text reads: “Explore a collection of publicly-available, practical tools, guidance, research and assessments to support you in building gender equal, fair and equitable workplace practices.” Below the text is an illustration of an open book with additional books underneath, a light bulb icon on the left, and gear icons on the right. At the bottom are the Global 50/50 logo and website global5050.org.
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Global 50/50 @gh5050.bsky.social · 20d
This year’s #GlobalHealth 50/50 report reflects the complexity of the moment: populist politics, funding cuts & policy rollback.
Yet many continue to uphold values of #GenderJustice & #equity internally as public commitments shift.

➡️ Read #HoldingTheLine now: bit.ly/HoldingtheLine

#Global5050
Promotional graphic for the 2025 Global Health 50/50 Report: Holding the Line. The image features swimmer Husnah captured underwater, mid-front stroke, wearing a bright yellow swim cap and goggles. Her face is partially submerged, with air bubbles rising as she exhales. She reaches powerfully forward with one arm while her other arm, partially amputated, cuts through the water with equal force. The perspective places the viewer directly in her path, emphasising her strength, determination, and momentum. Bold white text overlays the image reading: “2025 Global Health 50/50 Report – Holding the Line – Read Now.” Hashtags #HoldingTheLine and #Global5050 appear at the bottom alongside the Global 50/50 logo.
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Health Action International @hai-org.bsky.social · 23d
We’re proud to announce that we have once again been recognised as a very high performer in the latest @gh5050.bsky.social report! Explore the scorecard for a summary of HAI’s performance on #genderequity, & discover how we’re driving positive change in global health: global5050.org/report-profi...
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African Population and Health Research Center @aphrc.bsky.social · 24d
The 2025 @gh5050.bsky.social report, 'Holding the Line' shows the first decline in commitments to gender equality since 2018. APHRC is proud to be named a High Performer in the 2025 Gender & Health Index.

Read the report: buff.ly/q1GDe2t

#APHRCResearch #Global5050 #GenderEquality #EquityInHealth
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Global 50/50 @gh5050.bsky.social · 27d
OUT NOW: #HoldingtheLine 📣

Covering 199 organisations, 37 countries, & 4 million+ employees. Our latest report offers a snapshot of how commitments to #genderequality, #equity and #fairness are changing in the #globalhealth sector.

Read now: bit.ly/HoldingtheLine

#Global5050 #Accountability #DEI
Promotional graphic for the 2025 Global Health 50/50 Report: Holding the Line. The image features swimmer Husnah captured underwater, mid-front stroke, wearing a bright yellow swim cap and goggles. Her face is partially submerged, with air bubbles rising as she exhales. She reaches powerfully forward with one arm while her other arm, partially amputated, cuts through the water with equal force. The perspective places the viewer directly in her path, emphasising her strength, determination, and momentum. Bold white text overlays the image reading: “2025 Global Health 50/50 Report – Holding the Line – Out Now.” Hashtags #HoldingTheLine and #Global5050 appear at the bottom alongside the Global 50/50 logo
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Global 50/50 @gh5050.bsky.social · Sep 9
In Africa, women make up 70% of the #healthworkforce & provide 75% of unpaid care, yet remain under-represented in #leadership.

Ndiaye in @bmj.com highlights #accountability as key to change – women’s leadership must be central to achieve #healthequity.

👉 Read the article now: bit.ly/48eA6lI
‘Documentary’ by Enayatullah Atal Son of Qudratullah shows a female healthcare worker as she administers a polio vaccine to a young boy in Kabul, Afghanistan. Behind her, a sister cradles her younger sibling as they wait their turn. Polio is a highly infectious, crippling and at times fatal disease that disproportionately affects children under five. Afghanistan, along with Pakistan, is one of two polio-endemic countries in the world.
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Global 50/50 @gh5050.bsky.social · Sep 4
This is not a time just to reflect.

It is a time to recommit.

To fairness.
To equity.
To truth.
To holding the line.

🔜Our flagship 2025 Global Health 50/50 Report lands next week.

Join us. Stand with us.

#HoldingTheLine #Global5050
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Global 50/50 @gh5050.bsky.social · Sep 4
Political polarisation. Shrinking civic space. Anti-gender rhetoric.

We track how this shows up in real time — in institutions, in leadership, in policies that shape lives.

📊 Since 2017, we’ve held global health to account.

Now we’re expanding to justice and finance.
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Global 50/50 @gh5050.bsky.social · Sep 4
30 years ago, 189 governments committed to the Beijing Declaration & Platform for Action, the most powerful blueprint for gender equality the world has ever seen. That promise is under pressure. Progress is slowing. In some places, it’s reversing.

📸 Gina C. Meneses

#Beijing30 #FeministLeadership
As dusk falls amid the steep slopes of the Banaue Rice Terraces, a woman receives care. Her masked face glowing with the quiet relief that help has come at last, reaching her through the gentle hands of a health worker. In a place where wheelchair access is near impossible, this image captures the quiet dignity of care that travels across mountains.
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Global 50/50 @gh5050.bsky.social · Aug 28
🏆 WINNER: ‘Hope Never Dies’ by Sadman Sakib captures a moment of rest, solidarity, & quiet resistance as amputee footballers lie in a flowing river on their journey through Srimangal & Sylhet, Bangladesh.

🖼️ Explore #CrippingTheLens: bit.ly/44FvuDf

@thinkcrea.bsky.social #Disability #Global5050
Three members of an amputee football club lie side by side in the shallow, flowing waters of a river in Bangladesh, arms stretched above their heads and hands clasped together. Captured during a journey through Srimangal and Sylhet, the image reflects rest, solidarity, and quiet resistance.
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Global 50/50 @gh5050.bsky.social · Aug 21
The full #CrippingtheLens longlist is now available to explore on our #ThisIsGender platform, bringing together images from artists around the world that reimagine #gender, #disability & #justice. ✨

🖼️ Explore now: bit.ly/4fQYs74

#GenderAndDisability #GenderJustice @thinkcrea.bsky.social
A promotional graphic for the “This is Gender: Cripping the Lens” virtual exhibition by Global 50/50. The top half features a collage of 17 photographs portraying disabled people across different ages, genders, ethnicities, and settings, challenging dominant narratives of disability and gender. The bottom section has a curved rainbow stripe and dark grey background – representing the disability pride flag. The graphic reads “THIS IS GENDER: CRIPPING THE LENS – VIRTUAL EXHIBITION.” The Global 50/50 logo appears in the top right corner.
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Global 50/50 @gh5050.bsky.social · Aug 20
There is no stopping #obesity without addressing gendered systems & inequalities.

This was the focus of a seminar run by our Co-CEO, @kentbuse.bsky.social, at the National Institute of #PublicHealth of Mexico with the support of @worldobesity.bsky.social.

#GenderJustice #HealthEquity #GlobalHealth
Professor Kent Buse delivers a seminar at the National Institute of Public Health of Mexico (INSP), standing at a podium with a large presentation slide behind him titled “No Stopping Obesity Without Addressing Gender.” Two panellists are seated nearby. Group photo of event attendees and speakers gathered on stage in front of a event presentation slide at the National Institute of Public Health of Mexico (INSP). The presentation slide behind them is titled “No Stopping Obesity Without Addressing Gender” and features a headshot and bio of Professor Kent Buse.
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Global 50/50 @gh5050.bsky.social · Aug 11
🏆 WINNER: ‘Fragmented Faces’ by Hardeep Singh uses sign language-inspired gestures and abstract forms to explore #Deaf and gendered identity. A powerful meditation on how the body becomes a medium of meaning.

🖼️ Explore #CrippingTheLens: bit.ly/44FvuDf

#ThisIsGender #Disability
A black-and-white digital artwork by Hardeep Singh titled “Fragmented Faces”, featuring repeated, stylised male-presenting faces with moustaches, partially obscured or overlaid by abstract symbols, disjointed lines, stitched textures, and hand motifs. Each face is divided, layered, or incomplete, evoking fragmentation and fluidity. The hand shapes—some with padlock icons—suggest both communication in sign language and restriction. The composition blends portraiture with textile-like repetition, reflecting Deaf and gender-nonconforming identities and the tension between resilience and erasure.
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Global 50/50 @gh5050.bsky.social · Aug 6
🏆 WINNER: ‘Acompañamiento y Cariño’ by Jenny Bautista Media beautifully shows #care not only as support given or received, but as something shared – rooted in connection, agency & mutual trust.

Explore our #CrippingTheLens exhibition: bit.ly/44FvuDf

#ThisIsGender #Disability @thinkcrea.bsky.social
In a cinematic black-and-white image, Isa and Tavo, an older couple who both live with disabilities, embrace tenderly in their underwear. Their faces are pressed together in quiet intimacy, eyes closed, smiling, entirely absorbed in each other. A wheelchair sits nearby. The image captures a moment of uninhibited affection
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Global 50/50 @gh5050.bsky.social · Aug 1
🏆 WINNER: ‘The past in your hands’ by Jaime Prada shows what equitable access to art & culture looks like – and asks: what if our shared spaces reflected the diversity of those who move through them?

Explore the full #CrippingTheLens exhibition: bit.ly/44FvuDf

#ThisIsGender @thinkcrea.bsky.social
A blind woman with white hair reaches up to touch the face of an ancient Egyptian sculpture during a multisensory museum tour. Her hands, lit softly against the dark background, are central to the image – delicate and expressive, they appear to navigate the contours of the sculpture with care and intent.
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Global 50/50 @gh5050.bsky.social · Jul 29
WINNER: ‘When the mountain won’t move, healthcare must’ by Gina C. Meneses. 🏆

It shows what #healthequity looks like – when wheelchair #accesibility is limited, care climbs mountains.

Explore the full #CrippingtheLens exhibition: bit.ly/44FvuDf

#ThisIsGender #Disability #GenderJustice #Access
A healthcare worker in full protective gear administers a vaccine or injection to a woman seated under a thatched-roof shelter in the remote Banaue Rice Terraces of the Philippines. The woman wears traditional attire and a face mask, illuminated by a warm light against the dusk-darkened backdrop of terraced green fields. The scene conveys care reaching remote communities despite geographical barriers.
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Global 50/50 @gh5050.bsky.social · Jul 25
Final call 📢

Time is running out to enter #ThisisGender: Law & Justice

Don’t miss this opportunity to share your perspective on how gender, law, justice & power are seen and understood.

➡️ Enter by 16:55 BST tomorrow: bit.ly/3TnbWNp

#PhotographyCompetition #GenderJustice #OpenCall #Equality
Promotional graphic for Global 50/50’s “This is Gender: Law & Justice” photography open call 2025. The image features a stylised portrait of Ryan, a 24-year-old Ugandan refugee living in Kenya. Ryan is depicted with a luminous green wig and pink petals covering his eyes, symbolising concealment and fragility. His bare torso is bathed in red light, and his face is partially obscured by abstract red blocks. On the bottom half of the graphic, a white box is overlaid containing bold text that reads: “THIS IS GENDER – LAW & JUSTICE.” Below: “Photography Open Call 2025 – Enter Now”. In the top left corner it reads: “ENTER BY 26 JULY”, and in the right corner is Global 50/50’s logo.
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Global 50/50 @gh5050.bsky.social · Jul 23
Last week in Nairobi, #Global5050 joined FEMNET & Co-Impact’s landmark convening to tackle systemic barriers to achieving #genderparity in law & justice leadership. 🤝

📝 Read our key takeaways: bit.ly/40UI9Qz

#WomenLeadJustice #LeadershipInLaw #GenderJustice #MotionGranted #GenderParity
Collage of Photographs of The Women in Leadership In Law Convening in Nairobi, 14-16th July 2025, where Global 50/50 were in attendance. Images courtesy of FEMNET.
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CREA @thinkcrea.bsky.social · Jul 23
Explore #CrippingtheLens – a new virtual exhibition from @gh5050.bsky.social’s #ThisIsGender

50 powerful images centring disabled people as artists, subjects & storytellers – reimagining how gender & disability affect our bodies, minds, relationships & more.

See the winning images: bit.ly/44FvuDf
A promotional graphic for the “This is Gender: Cripping the Lens” virtual exhibition by Global 50/50. The top half features a collage of 17 photographs portraying disabled people across different ages, genders, ethnicities, and settings, challenging dominant narratives of disability and gender. The bottom section has a curved rainbow stripe and dark grey background – representing the disability pride flag. The graphic reads “THIS IS GENDER: CRIPPING THE LENS – VIRTUAL EXHIBITION.” The Global 50/50 logo appears in the top right corner.
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