We were thrilled to host Daniel Zhang, 17, last week when he "shadowed" our Director, Michelle R. Kaufman, PhD, learning firsthand about our work. Daniel is a rising junior at @phillipsacademy in Andover, Mass. We wish him all the best for what is sure to be an exciting future.

May is Menstrual Awareness Month! Every year, organizations and communities collaborate to promote menstrual advocacy. Among these organizations is The Violet Project, a non-profit focused on providing equitable access to sexual and reproductive resources for youth. Image Credit: Nico Doyle.

The Gender Equity Unit’s Third Annual International Summer Reading List includes a range of books across genres and borders. We invite you to write a short review of your favorite read from the list. Reviews will be judged and the winner will receive merch. genderhealthdata.org/news/2026-ge...

We're still looking for book recommendations on gender equity! Please share your suggestions by Tuesday, May 26. Any genre and any language are welcome!

The Gender Equity Unit is preparing our Third Annual International Summer Reading List — and we want your recommendations! Tell us about a book on gender equity. Any genre or language featuring women/gender-diverse people from around the world is welcome. Happy summer reading! ☀️📚 #Books #Reading

A sincere thank-you to Sylwia Spurek, Ph.D. for sharing her expertise and knowledge on cyberviolence against women with Gender Equity Unit Director Michelle Kaufman, PhD on our webinar series, "Gender, Data & Equity: Expert Conversations." #GenderEquity Watch now: youtu.be/wBy3BZKBH8E?...

Join us tomorrow on Tuesday, May 5 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. ET for a new episode of "Gender, Data, & Equity: Expert Conversations," a quarterly webinar series hosted by Gender Equity Unit Director Michelle Kaufman, PhD. #GenderEquity #GBV Register now: jh.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Join us on Tuesday, May 5 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. for a new episode of "Gender, Data, & Equity: Expert Conversations," a quarterly webinar series hosted by Gender Equity Unit Director Michelle Kaufman, PhD. This episode will feature Sylwia Spurek, PhD. Register now: jh.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Remember to apply—applications will close on Monday. #GenderEquity #Mentorship #PublicHealth #JohnsHopkins Learn more: genderhealthdata.org/mentorship-p...

Gender Equity Unit Director Michelle Kaufman, PhD, has been named Associate Editor of "Global LGBTQ+ Health," an open access, peer reviewed journal, dedicated to publishing research that advances the understanding and improvement of health outcomes for LGBTQ+ individuals. Photo Credit: JHSPH.

Are you a gender equity expert with a passion for public health and mentorship? Mentor applications are now open for Cohort 3 (2026 – 2027) of the one-year Data for Health Gender Equity Mentorship Program. For more details, visit genderhealthdata.org/mentorship-p....

Vital Strategies and @who.int South-East Asia (WHO SEARO) are co-hosting an "Actionable AI – Building Health Systems for Public Health" panel event on Tuesday, February 17 from 7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. IST (9–10:15 a.m. EST). #PublicHealth #AI Register now: vitalstrategies.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Registration is still open for tomorrow's webinar, which will be from 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM as part of our "Gender, Data, & Equity: Expert Conversations," a quarterly webinar series hosted by Gender Equity Unit Director Michelle Kaufman, PhD. Register now: jh.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Sincere congratulations to our Senior Research Project Coordinator Clara Flores, MSW for winning the HBS Comma Award! Thank you for all your hard work and inspiration, Clara! #GenderEquity #PublicHealth #JohnsHopkinsDepartmentofHealth,BehaviorandSociety #JohnsHopkinsBloombergSchoolofPublicHealth

This month, the Gender Equity Unit will celebrate National Mentoring Month by highlighting our Data for Health (D4H) Gender Equity Mentoring Program and its second cohort. Learn more: genderhealthdata.org/mentorship-p... #NationalMentoringMonth #MentoringMonth #Mentoring #GenderEquity

Sincere congratulations to our team member Kate Wright for winning the HBS Comma Award, presented by the @Johns Hopkins Department of Health, Behavior and Society. The award celebrates individuals who exemplify outstanding good citizenship.​ Well done, Kate!

Today Director @Michelle Kaufman spoke at a dissemination event in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Speaking via live stream, she presented the preliminary findings from a Gender Equity Unit-supported study aimed at strengthening LGBTIQ+, trans, and gender-diverse rights policies in the South American nation.

We're excited to announce @Awa Modi has joined our team as a Project Coordinator, supported through the BOLD Women’s Leadership Network. Awa holds a B.S. in Business Management with a concentration in Entrepreneurship from the University of Connecticut. Welcome Awa!

Sincere congratulations to our team member @Alycia Hancock for winning the HBS Comma Award, presented by the @Johns Hopkins Department of Health, Behavior and Society at the @Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Our Director Michelle Kaufman attended a GHAI presentation yesterday by Yoko Ruis Yanabe and Juli Salamanca Cortés, exceptional changemakers who tirelessly and courageously advocate to ensure everyone is counted in civil registration and vital statistics systems in Colombia. @Liga de Salud Trans

Our Director Michelle Kaufman attended a presentation yesterday by our terrific @Data for Health partners at the @Global Health Advocacy Incubator on "Statistical Equity: Ensuring Everyone is Counted."

We’re excited to announce an opening for an entry-level communications position on our research team at America’s No. 1 School of Public Health. If you’re ready to make a difference in the field of public health, we want to hear from you. jobs.jhu.edu/job/Baltimor...

We’re Hiring! We’re excited to announce an opening for an entry-level communications position on our research team at America’s No. 1 School of Public Health. Grow your career in a supportive and dynamic environment!! @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social lnkd.in/eufmwn7Y

We are honored to see our study, “Barriers to and Facilitators of Female Death Registration in Bangladesh,” conducted in partnership with BRAC James P. Grant SPH and Vital Strategies, with support from @bloombergdotorg.bsky.social, was mentioned in the Bangladeshi Daily Star!

Astha Ramaiya coauthored an article, "Agency and Opportunity in Early Adolescence: Investigating Gender-Specific Patterns in Developmental Trajectories Using Longitudinal Data," recently published in the Journal of Adolescence! Article link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The 4th Global CRVS and Gender Symposium is a 3-day #conference exploring the gender dimensions of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics systems to be held on 15-17 October 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya. ▶️ For more information and to register: crvs-gender.com/en

Join UN Women and Open Data Watch on July 2 at their side event of the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), “Gender Data Investment for a Sustainable and Inclusive Future: Delivering on the Promise of FfD4."' Register here: bit.ly/GenderDataFFD4

The Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health will present their #webinar, Advocacy in Action: Advancing Public Health in a Shifting Political Landscape, on June 26th at 10:00am ET. For info and to register: aspph.org/event/advoca...

Many countries we work with are adapting better measurement to include more precise terms for sex, such as male, female, and intersex. They are distinguishing these from terms referring to gender like man/boy and woman/girl, which have more to do with identity and social constructs.

We're excited to share our second annual summer reading list! ☀️📚 Our faculty and staff each recommended a book on gender equity to read over the summer, and here is a list of our top ten. Check out both fiction and non-fiction stories of women and gender diverse people across the globe.