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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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Women across our sample of 44 UK-based #GlobalHealth organisations earned 91p for every £1 earned by men in 2024/25 – effectively working for free from 29 Nov 2024 to year-end. 📢

➡️Our #ClosingtheGap report shows #progress, but more action is needed: bit.ly/GPGR25

#GenderPayGap #GenderJustice
Graphic titled “Key finding” showing two stacks of coins comparing median hourly pay among women and men in 44 UK-based organisations active in global health (2024/25). The stack for women is labelled 91p and is shorter; the stack for men is labelled £1. Caption reads: “Women still earn less, but the gap is narrowing.” Footer directs readers to Global 50/50’s Closing the Gap Gender Pay Gap Report with hashtags #ClosingTheGap and #Global5050 alongside the Global 50/50 logo.
November 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Explore 8 years of #GenderPayGap data with our new interactive dashboards 📊

See how gaps have shifted across 45 UK-based #GlobalHealth organisations from 2017–2024, uncover where progress has been made & identify where action is still needed: bit.ly/GPGData

#GenderJustice #Data #SocialJustice
Graphic announcing the launch of Global 50/50’s interactive gender pay gap data dashboards. Features an illustration of a computer window showing bar charts and other data points. Text reads: ‘For the first time, explore eight years of gender pay gap data with our new interactive dashboards. See where progress is being made and where gaps persist.’ In the bottom left corner is the hashtag #ClosingTheGap and on the right is the Global Health 50/50 logo.
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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New in @bmj.com: Where women lead, equality follows ✨

It highlights the critical role played by #WomensLeadership in reducing #GenderPayGaps.

Mandatory reporting works, but progress must be broader, #intersectional, and backed by #FeministLeadership.

Read now: bit.ly/482aM27

#ClosingTheGap
Screenshot of a BMJ Opinion article titled “Where women lead, equality follows.” It shows publication details (BMJ 2025; 391, published 24 November 2025) and the authors Helen Clark, Aishwarya Rajeev, Lynsey Robinson, and Kent Buse. Below the header tabs, the opening paragraph highlights how countries can learn from the UK’s mandatory gender pay gap reporting. The text notes Equal Pay Day in the UK and references new analysis linking women-led organisations with smaller gender pay gaps.
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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OUT NOW: #ClosingTheGap – our latest report on 45 UK-based organisations in #GlobalHealth.

Findings show organisations led by women CEOs have a smaller median hourly #GenderPayGap than those led by men.

➡️ Learn more: bit.ly/GPGR25

#Global5050 #GenderJustice #WomenInLeadership #EqualPayDay
Graphic promoting Global 50/50's latest Gender Pay Gap report - "Closing the Gap?". It showcases the cover of the report featuring an image called 'A Man's World' by Seldjan Behari. Below, text reads "Share with your network - #ClosingTheGap and #Global5050". At the bottom of the graphic is the Global 50/50 logo and their website address - global5050.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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It's time to turn your commitments into #action.

📝Use our Tools for #OrganisationalChange to move from policy to practice and create workplaces that are truly gender-just and #inclusive

➡️ bit.ly/4qTOfvF

#GenderJustice #HR #Equity #Inclusion #InclusiveWorkplaces
#WorkplacePolicies #SocialJustice
Reads “Progress happens when policies are not only written, but lived. Check out our Tools for Organisational Change for support in turning values into everyday practice.” Reads “Our Resource Bank provides frameworks, checklists, guides, and research to support action across key areas: 1. Recruitment - For fair, equitable and inclusive hiring practices. 2. Retention - Create a supportive work environment where all employees can thrive. 3. Progression - Promote equal opportunities for career growth and leadership. 4. Feminist Leadership - Foster leadership practices centred on equity, care, and accountability.” Reads “Explore resources to help your organisation implement practices that focus on: Anti-racism, Family-friendly & parental leave, Disability and LGBTQ+ inclusion, Sexual harassment prevention and more…” Reads “Ready to act on gender justice? Explore tools for organisational change today”, below it says: “Have a question? Get in touch at info@global5050.org”
November 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Our latest newsletter is out now 📢

Catch up on our work advancing #genderjustice – from discussing #FeministLeadership on the sidelines of the #WHS2025 to showcasing five years of #ThisisGender in Osaka.

🔗Read it now: bit.ly/4oJRy6S

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📧 Sign up now: bit.ly/4oWDXcx
Graphic promoting the Global 50/50’s newsletter. It reads “Our latest newsletter is out now – October 2025”, alongside the Global 50/50 logo and an illustration of an email being sent, overlaid on a computer tab. A collage of images featured in the Global 50/50 newsletter, including group photos taken at a Global 50/50 Feminist Leadership Workshop and at the World Health Summit. There are also photos from the This is Gender collection and an image of the curator, Imogen, speaking on a stage at an exhibition in Osaka.
November 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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This #TrusteesWeek, we’re shining a light on the kind of #leadership the world needs more of - principled, data-driven, and grounded in lived experience.

👉Read our interview with Dr Tiantian Chen, the Chair of our Board of Trustees: bit.ly/3WDMTaB

#Global5050 #GlobaHealth #Trustees
Graphic features a photograph of Dr Tiantian Chen, along with the Global 50/50 logo. The text reads "Interview with Dr Tiantian Chen - From Global 50/50 Researcher to Chair of our Board of Trustees".
November 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Strong #workplacepolicies are crucial for embedding #genderjustice, fairness & equity across your organisation.

📑 Use our Workplace Policy Repository to strengthen your policies, benchmark against peers & drive #OrganisationalChange: bit.ly/4qzjyeZ

#Accountability #GlobalHealth #HR #Inclusion
Reads “How equitable are your organisation’s policies?”, “Explore our Workplace Policy Repository to see best practice and improve your policies”, along with some icons representing 4 different policy areas. Reads “Strong, equitable workplace policies are the first step to advancing gender justice in your organisation”, “Learn from peers by exploring high-scoring workplace policies from organisations in our sample”. Reads “Use our Workplace Policy Repository to write, review or strengthen your organisation’s policies on: Workplace Gender Equality, Workplace Fairness & Equity, Board Representation & Inclusion, Sex-disaggregated data.” Reads “Ready to act on gender justice?”, “Explore the workplace policy repository today”. At the bottom it reads “Have a question? Get in touch at info@global5050.org”, along with Global 50/50 logo.
October 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Every organisation has a role to play in advancing #GenderJustice, not just those included in our reports.

📝 Use our free Self-Assessment Tool to review your organisation’s policies, benchmark progress & drive equity & #accountability: bit.ly/3KD9ktJ

#HoldingTheLine #GlobalHealth #HR
Graphic promoting the Global 50/50 Self-Assessment Tool, featuring an illustration of a meter that ranges from red to green. Title reads “How does your organisation measure up on Gender Justice?”. Subtitle reads “Use our Self-Assessment Tool to benchmark, identify gaps, and take action for gender justice”. In the bottom corners of the graphic there is the Global 50/50 logo, and website URL (global5050.org). Graphic reads “See where your organisation stands on gender equality, equity and fairness across 17 key areas, including: Leadership representation, workplace policies, pay equity, sexual harassment, family-friendly policies”. Graphic with the title “How it works”, reads “1. Save a copy - save a copy of the Self-Assessment Google Sheet. 2. Complete the assessment - Evaluate your organisation’s policies, commitments, and representation in leadership using the tool. 3. View your scorecard - Understand your strengths, gaps, and overall performance.” Graphic with the title “Taking Action”, reads “1. Explore recommendations - Get practical guidance based on your score, including links to resources and tips for improving your policies and practices. 2. Share your results - Promote transparency by sharing your Scorecard on your website or social media and share with us to feature alongside others driving change.”
October 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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On the fringe of #Expo2025 Osaka, our ‘Photography on the Frontlines of Justice’ exhibition brought together five years of #ThisIsGender images – revealing how gender is lived, challenged, and reimagined across the world.

➡️ Learn more: bit.ly/4nmAGC1

#GenderJustice #GlobalHealth
Imogen Bakelmun, This is Gender Curator, on stage at the Flying Carpet Factory speaking about the exhibition. Audience of the ‘Photography on the Frontlines of Justice’ exhibition talk by Imogen Bakelmun. People at the ‘This is Gender: Photography on the Frontlines of Justice’ Exhibition at the RSA Pavilion. Prof Kent Buse, Co-CEO of Global 50/50, on stage at the Flying Carpet Factory.
October 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Our 2025 Global Health 50/50 report #HoldingTheLine reveals a troubling decline in policy commitments to sex-disaggregate data. 📊

Without sex-disaggregated data, gendered inequalities remain invisible – and gender-responsive action becomes challenging: bit.ly/HoldingtheLine

#HealthEquity
Bar chart showing that global health organisations’ commitments to disaggregate data by sex have declined. In 2024, 46% of organisations had such policies, compared to 41% in 2025. The graphic highlights that global health organisations are still not committing to disaggregate data by sex. Text at the bottom reads: “Between 2024 and 2025, policy commitments to sex-disaggregate data fell from 46% to 41%.”
October 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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#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.
October 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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🎤 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.
October 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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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

#Global5050 @thersaorg.bsky.social
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.
October 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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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.”
October 2, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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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.
September 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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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.
September 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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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
September 12, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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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.
September 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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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.
September 4, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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🏆 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.
August 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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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.
August 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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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.
August 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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🏆 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.
August 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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🏆 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
August 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM