Gender Equality

Survivor Asma Begum shares her journey of resilience, advocacy, and how midwives can support women experiencing gender-based violence.

FIGO and ICM call upon OBGYNs and midwives at all levels of practice, in hospitals and communities to prioritise and actively engage in the following ways to ensure the provision of contraception to all.

Midwifery is based on a partnership between women and midwives with the goal of promoting health outcomes. Midwives should develop a partnership with women to actively share information and support women to actively participate in making decisions about their care.

For the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia we are working to dispel some myths and misconceptions surrounding health and midwifery care for trans people.

Examining Midwifery Care for Women with Disabilities, insights from Indonesia and Nepal on Inclusive Sexual and Reproductive Health Services.

The Bill of Rights for Women and Midwives addresses the basic human rights of women and midwives that have been systematically denied and adds another framework to approach governments when demanding change to improve midwifery and maternity services.

For the Pride Month edition of our Pass the Mic series, we are uplifting the experiences of the “I” in LGBTQIA+: the intersex community. We sat down with three intersex … Continued

In 2022, women's voices united through the What Women Want campaign, demanding respect and dignity in healthcare, prompting Honoring Women's Demands.

Every profession needs a structure to support it, strengthen it and guide its development, that includes all the elements required before an occupation can be considered a profession.

ICM advocates the reduction of gender inequalities and pay equity. Member associations should strive to implement funding models that recognise parity and promote equal pay for equal work.

FGM is a harmful practice that violates the human rights of girls and women. Midwives should not support FGM, and should work to eliminate it in their countries.

Everyone has the right to self-determination and the right to receive humanised, inclusive midwifery care regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. Midwives have a critical role in providing compassionate, culturally safe care to LGBTIQ+ people.