“Gender equality, equality between men and women…does not mean that women and men have to become the same, but that their rights, responsibilities and opportunities will not depend on whether they were born male or female. Gender equity means fairness of treatment for men and women according to their respective needs. This may include equal treatment or treatment that is different but which is considered equivalent in terms of rights, benefits, obligations, and opportunities.” 

Gender, health and the Sustainable Development Goals

Gender and Women Health

Most of the time, women's health status and problems related to affect:

morbidity

disability

mortality

Female Genital Mutilation

FGM is recognized internationally as a violation of human rights of girls’ and women. 

It reflects deep-rooted inequality between the sexes and constitutes an extreme form of discrimination against women.