Women in Global Health
Austrian Chapter
Women in Global Health Austria
The Austrian Chapter of Women in Global Health (WGH) was founded in 2023 by a diverse and multidisciplinary group of women passionate about global health. Hosted by the European Health Forum Gastein, WGH Austria aims to create a community of engaged people across the country to jointly work towards achieving gender equality in global health leadership, and specifically for women working in the health sector in Austria. The WGH Austria Chapter welcomes people of all genders, ages, career levels, and health-related sectors. If you are an Austrian national or resident, or work in an Austria-based organisation with a focus on (global) health, we would love to hear from you!
WGH Austria Core Group
- Dorli Kahr-Gottlieb, Secretary General, European Health Forum Gastein
- Viktoria Stein, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, VM Partners Integrating Health and Care
- Petra Haderer, Project Manager, Volkshilfe Wien
- Eva Turk, Senior researcher, University of Applied Sciences, St. Pölten
- Selam Woldemariam, PhD student, Medical University of Vienna
Women in Global Health Austria Mentoring Programme
WGH Austria is dedicated to boosting female leadership and promoting gender equity in health professions. One key strategy employed to advance this objective is our Mentoring Programme, founded on principles of mutual learning and exchange.
Supporting materials for participants of the 2024 programme can be accessed in our WGH Austria Member Area.
Events
Cracking the code for gender health equity
24 September 2024
This session, organised by WGH Austria, explored how digital solutions and FemTech can lead to more inclusive and equitable health outcomes for all women, across all ages, and paying due regard to diversity and diverse needs.
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Bad Hofgastein, Austria
Breaking barriers - women in health leadership
5 June 2024
This event emphasised the importance of exchange and collaboration among different stakeholders. We explored how the public & private sectors, along with civil society, can learn from each other and work together to achieve fair representation of women in leadership roles.
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Vienna, Austria
Wie Frauen im Gesundheitswesen die alternde Gesellschaft verwandeln
17 April 2024
Diese Veranstaltung wird sich mit dem Zusammenhang zwischen Geschlecht und den Herausforderungen des Alterns befassen und Lösungen im Zusammenhang mit der Ausbildung, Planung, Steuerung und Versorgung im Gesundheits- und Pflegesektor beleuchten.
Location
Graz, Austria
Step by step against discrimination in the Austrian healthcare system
31 January 2024
This interactive workshop, organised by the EHFG and WGH Austria, included an exercise on privilege versus discrimination, followed by short spotlight contributions from experts from members of the Austrian WGH network.
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Vienna, Austria
Female leadership in times of crisis
10 November 2023
The WGH European Chapters utilised an interactive workshop at the European Public Health Conference, held in Dublin in November 2023, to highlight the contribution female leaders are making during these times of conflict, with a particular focus on the experiences of Ukrainian healthcare workers.
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Dublin, Ireland
Women in Global Health Austria Chapter Launch
26 September 2023
The WGH Austria Chapter Launch showcased three pioneering women in global health and introduced core members who are driving the chapters work plan and collective aims. A panel discussion then followed on the topics of One Health, migration and discrimination in the health sector, and Education and training of health professionals.
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Bad Hofgastein, Austria