Gender equity “Gender equity means fairness and justice in the distribution of benefits, power, resources and responsibilities between women and men. The concept recognizes that women and men have different needs, power and access to resources, and that these differences should be identified and addressed in a manner that rectifies the imbalance between the sexes.” 

Gender equality “Gender equality means the absence of discrimination on the basis of a person’s sex in opportunities, allocation of resources or benefits, and access to services.”

Gender equity is the process of being fair to women and men. Equity leads to equality. Gender equality requires equal enjoyment by women and men of socially-valued goods, opportunities, resources and rewards. The term “equity” refers to fairness and justice and is distinguished from equality: Whereas equality means providing the same to all, equity means recognizing that we do not all start from the same place and must acknowledge and make adjustments to imbalances.

 Gender impacts our health and wellbeing outcomes :
2 to 3 times more women than men experience mental health problems like depression and anxiety. Harmful stereotypes about sexuality and body image play a part in this. The gender pay gap and Inequality at work puts women at higher risk of physical and mental illness. 

Gender bias creates dangers in medical treatment. When both genders are not offered equal quality treatment and care for the same medical complaints or when different manifestations of disease are not considered based on sex, we can expect patient outcomes to suffer. Gender equity in relation to health is not intended to produce equal outcomes for men and women, but instead must address inequalities between women and men in terms of their resources and their opportunities for health, including differences in how well health systems meet their specific needs.