By WHO/PAHOJoin us on Thursday, 9 May 2024, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm (Washington DC time) to celebrate the International Nurses Day with the webinar "Gender, Leadership, and Innovation in Nursing Education and Practice".This year, the Pan American Health Organization is proposing to discuss gender, leadership and nurse education in the Region of the Americas. At the global level, women account for 67% of the health workforce. In the Americas, 56% of health workers are nurses and over 80% are women. However, they face structural barriers and unequal opportunities in terms of labor market access and guaranteed labor benefits. On average, women earn 20 per cent less than men, have limited access to leadership positions, and are underrepresented in senior positions, both in health systems and in politics.The Policy on the Health Workforce 2030: Strengthening Human Resources for Health to Achieve Resilient Health Systems (CD60/6), adopted by PAHO Member States in September 2023, hig
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