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] Women (33.8%) are less active than men (28.7%), inactivity is rising among people over 60 in every region, and WHO projects 35% by 2030 if nothing changes.
WELLNESSINDUSTRY.IO
[New] As might be expected, Spain's foreign-born population is disproportionately composed of men and women of conventionally defined working ages.
American Enterprise Institute - AEI
[New] The Chinese government worried about two things: mental health risks, already linked to teen suicides in the US, and demographic harm - young women bonding with AI companions and then refusing to marry or have children, worsening an already severe fertility crisis.
BigGo Finance
[New] About 1 in 9 men and 1 in 13 women are expected to die from cancer, while annual cases are projected to reach 34 million by 2050, a 67% increase driven solely by population growth and ageing.
SciTechDaily
[New] Women aged 65 years could expect to live between 1.2 and 1.8 years longer free from disability than men in Slovenia, Bulgaria, France and Estonia.
Eurostat
[New] Some common verbal tests used to help diagnose dementia could be leaving women undiagnosed for 2.7 years longer.
HuffPost UK
Reducing gender gaps in STEM education could contribute up to 820 billion of euros to EU GDP by 2050 and could create over 1 million of new jobs.
European Institute for Gender Equality
UK women who used HRT had a modest 10% lower risk of developing dementia, compared to their peers who did not take hormones.
Business Insider
Women taking HRT could have a slightly higher risk of many health issues, including heart disease, strokes, breast cancer, and dementia.
Business Insider
A key demographic driver is the expanding Hispanic male population, which the U.S. Census Bureau projects will account for 21% of adult males by 2030, creating a large, underpenetrated demand base.
Persistence Market Research
Afghan women today have fewer opportunities to earn an income than men, because of increasing restrictions placed on them by their Taliban rulers.
UN News
In a population-based case-control study in Shanghai, China, consumption of green tea was associated with a reduced risk of lung cancer among non-smoking women and the risk decreased with increasing consumption.
PubMed Central (PMC)
A pregnant woman in Maryland seeing an OB-GYN affiliated with a major academic medical center will likely receive flu and COVID-19 vaccine recommendations this fall.
CIDRAP
Women have transformed the global health workforce over the past three decades, but they continue to be concentrated in professions that generally offer lower pay and fewer opportunities for leadership.
EurekAlert!
Women now make up nearly 70% of health workers worldwide but remain concentrated in professions that generally offer lower pay and fewer leadership opportunities.
EurekAlert!
Where workers are located, which professions they enter and whether the predominantly female workforce receives opportunities to develop and lead will be equally important to the future of global healthcare.
ICT&health
Last updated: 24 September 2026
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