Women's participation in health sector is high, salary is 24% less, WHO report revealed

There is a large disparity in global health between men and women. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released a new report stating that although 67% of women work in this field, they must make do with 24% less pay than men. This report, Fair Share for Health and Care, claims that the financial situation of women in low- and middle-income nations could improve by nine trillion dollars if they received the same compensation as men. Women are unable to elevate their status in their families and communities as a result of the growing pay gap. While women worldwide devote 90% of their income to providing for their families, men only devote 30% to 40% of their income to this endeavour.

According to the report, women are not adequately represented in decision-making positions. Most of the reins are in the hands of women as nurses and midwives, but they are underrepresented in leadership roles. According to official figures, 25 to 60% of doctors working in 35 countries are women, but the share of women in nursing staff is between 30 to 100%.

According to the report, globally women can avail only 77% of their legal rights as compared to men. At the same time, if we look at the progress being made in this direction, the pace of reforms has come down to the lowest level in the last 20 years. Around 240 crore women of working age around the world still do not have equal rights as men.