News from our Center
Coverage of our work from around the world!
Impact Report 2023-24
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our launching Impact Report 2023-24. The report highlights our incredible year of growth and ambitious plans for the years ahead.
Huge thanks to our team for their dedication!of the progress we’ve made. Big thanks to our team for their amazing work!
Connect with the Center at SVRI in Cape Town
The Center, along with Evidence Accelerator Cohort members will be at the SVRI Conference in Cape Town October 21-25th. The Center will have a booth (#38) at the conference and hope all who are traveling will connect with us there.
Student Experience Award
Calling all students training in #GlobalHealth #WomensHealth #GenderEquity! Elevate your journey with our Student Experience Award: awards of $500-$1000 to advance global women’s health and gender equity.
Center faculty Dr. Nancy Glass latest paper highlights the myPlan Teen app's significant success in reducing dating violence and suicide among adolescents, showcasing its effectiveness in improving adolescent health outcomes.
Brief presentations and discussion with our Kenya-based collaborators spanning partners, scholars, and implementers to reflect on research, policy, and progress.
New paper from Center faculty Rosemary Morgan, PhD and Anna Kalbarczyk, DrPH delves into the complexities of measuring health and wellbeing in older women across low – and middle-income countries, advocating for inclusive data systems that address their unique health challenges.
Our 2024-2025 Scholars
Introducing the esteemed members of the inaugural Gender Equity GBV Evidence Accelerator cohort for 2024-2025!
The Johns Hopkins Center for Global Women’s Health and Gender Equity hosted Evidence to Policy Action: Igniting Change to End Gender-Based Violence at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center at 555 Pennsylvania Ave in Washington, DC. Our team is compiling the insights and comments from the day and we will be publishing a report soon. Stay tuned.
JHU students, faculty, and alums came together for an International Women's Day celebration event with inspiring keynote speakers Drs. Fatoumata Adelle Barry, MD, MPH, Anaise Williams, PhD, MPH, Anita Vernekar Shnkar, PhD and Mauli Mehta.
To discuss the emergent women’s health and leadership issues globally, the value and application of key metrics and indices to track progress, the many achievements since the influential 1995 Beijing Platform for Action, the road ahead, and the value of evidence- informed policy and practice.
February 6th marked the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, which raises awareness to challenge long-standing cultural norms and galvanize collective actions to end the practice. In an episode of Public Health On Call, Center Director, Michele Decker and Nicole Warren discuss some key facts about FGM/C.
New Intersectionality Course!
Led by Affiliated Faculty Dr. Tiara Willie, the new Intersectionality in Public Mental Health course explores how racism, sexism, classism, and more intersect to shape experiences of violence and mental health symptoms. Offered in the 3rd term.
Why Nairobi GBV survivors don’t seek help: New data from Agile 2.0 profiled in The Star
Data from Center-led projects in Nairobi Kenya, in collaboration with Kenyatta University Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub (KU WEE Hub), and ICRH Kenya, demonstrate that survivors of intimate partner violence and non-partner sexual violence are not seeking help for their experiences, owing to fear, stigma, and shame. As reported by The Star, Nairobi, the data revealed approximately one in three GBV survivors seek help and one in two speak to someone about their experience.
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Report on gender based violence released in Nairobi, Kenya with national media coverage
Released in October 2023, our gender equity/GBV research with youth in Nairobi, Kenya garnered national media attention. This collaborative action research project, with Kenyatta University Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub (KU WEE Hub) and ICRH Kenya, blends cutting-edge measurement and innovation, strategic knowledge sharing to diverse audiences, and mentored training. Check out Center Director Dr. Michele Decker, sharing results on KTN News.
New funding to build the evidence based on sexual violence prevention on college campuses
Researchers at the Center for Global Women’s Health and Gender Equity have been awarded a Phase 2 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for their work in environmental and situation prevention of sexual violence, in collaboration with policy and practitioner partners at Maryland Department of Health, Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Bowie State University, and St. Mary's College of Maryland.
Check out our practitioner guide, developed through Phase 1, on how to leverage existing data to guide prevention.
The Center for Global Women’s Health and Gender Equity (GWHGE) launched October 18th, 2023 at Johns Hopkins University (JHU). Faculty, students, staff and partners from across the University came together to celebrate this joyous occasion.
