For marking the upcoming International Women’s Day, we’re asking a critical question: Who is digital health really designed and financed for?
Digital health is transforming health systems. But without gender-intentional design and investment, it risks reinforcing existing inequities. Adolescent girls and young women continue to face barriers related to access, affordability, safety, digital literacy and trust.
Join Transform Health, African Women in Digital Health (AWiDH), the Population Council’s GIRL Center, and health.enabled for an International Women’s Day webinar: “Inclusive by Design: Gender equity in digital health investments for adolescent girls and young women.” The GIRL Center’s Miriam Temin will share insights on evidence and gender gaps in digital health investments—who benefits, who is excluded.
This discussion will bring together youth leaders, gender advocates, policymakers, donors and digital health innovators to explore:
- Where gender gaps in digital health investments persist and who is being left out.
- What gender-intentional and feminist financing looks like in practice.
- How investments can better centre privacy, safety and agency for girls and young women.