Health and reproductive rights as crucial steps toward equality

The advancement of gender equality cannot be separated from the advancement of women’s and girls’ health, freedom of choice (also regarding their bodies), and equal participation in education, the workforce and politics. Moreover, «those issues are all directly impacted by the availability and accessibility of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services,*» confirms the new report by the not-for-profit organization Population Institute, “Connecting the Dots”. In its report, the organization, which seeks to promote universal sexual and reproductive health and rights, by underlying the link between gender...