"Gender is a biological construct. Genes, body features, genetalia and hormones come together, mostly as a male or female phenotype. The Series speaks about gender as a social construct." Margaret Greene and Neisha Opper #GenderNormsAndHealth

Now discussing "Gender equality and gender norms: framing the opportunities for health" with Nandini Oomman, PhD 🌻 and Kathryn Conn (Longhorn Nursing) #GenderNormsandHealth → thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/…

It's a full house in here at the WashUBrownSchool @WUSTL! Excited to talk about gender, health, and well-being with this fantastic group of people. Tweet us your questions! #GenderNormsandHealth

“We need to train global health professionals to know the difference between sex and gender” - Nandini Oomman, PhD 🌻 #GenderNormsandHealth

Question & Answer session with The Lancet series authors at WashUBrownSchool @WUSTL #GenderNormsandHealth

“You can empower women as much as you want, but if they’re back in a system that is patriarchal, then that is still unequal” - Jessica Levy (WashUBrownSchool) #GenderNormsandHealth

Has there been progress since the Lancet Series? YES. Check out @GlobalHlth5050 to find out more! #GenderNormsandHealth

Our regional panel gets ready to discuss gender norms! Tune in now via Livestream → lecturecapture.wustl.edu/mediasite/Play…

“If you don’t have these conversation about gender norms and stereotypes, you can get a lot of good work done but you don’t get to the core of the problem” - Diego Abente of Casa de Salud #GenderNormsandHealth

"We have to take an intersectional approach - understand the cultural and generational specificity around gender and health” - Adrienne Davis @WUSTL #GenderNormsandHealth Our regional panel ties the The Lancet series on Gender Equality, Norms, and Health to their work in #StLouis

"Traditionally, medicine was focused on a white male model but our current goal for medical education is to use a more holistic approach" - Victoria Fraser of Test Account #GenderNormsandHealth

Absolutely over the moon to that I get to hear leaders talk about their pioneering work with gender norms and health at The Lancet series launch at the WashUBrownSchool! STL Gender Norms & Health Loved seeing our work on gender-transformative interventions up there #GenderNormsandHealth

Who else loved our regional panel? They connected the The Lancet series' discourse around gender and health to their own professional and personal experiences with activism, medicine, racial equity, intersectionality, immigration, and more. WashUBrownSchool #GenderNormsandHealth

Wrapping up a day of wonderful and intellectually-stimulating conversation here at The Lancet series launch at WashUBrownSchool! Thanks to everyone who attended, asked questions, and watched the livestream. And a massive shoutout to our phenomenal speakers! 🎉 #GenderNormsandHealth

@KateGerull @AnitaRajUCSD STL Gender Norms & Health @WUSTL The Lancet You can do it!

Proud to be a collaborating partner for this amazing event. Follow STL Gender Norms & Health for information from the event today. @WUSTL_Rheum @WUNephrology @WUSTLPulmonary @WUDeptMedicine @WUSTLendo @WUSTLbmd_div WashU Medicine Division of Dermatology @WashUID

#GenderEquality & Women Empowerment underpins desired socio-economic transformative change in #Africa to #LeaveNooneBehind. Ending #SGBV harmful practices- child early & forced marriages #FGM & femicide will demonstrate acceleration of #ICPD25 & #Beijing25 commitments #ARFSD2020

GBV needs to be addressed especially in emergency situations. However, countries in crisis have limited capacity to assess and address GBV! Join us tomorrow (me & Faith Fao Opiyo ) for #AskkasiitaAndFao from 10Am - 11:30Am as we discuss the ROLES of Young People to #EndCOVID19GBV.