From Work to Worth: Feminist Leadership in Health

About the Event

Women literally make up the backbone of health systems around the world. From community health workers and nurses to supervisors and administrators, women keep public health systems running. Yet their work is often underpaid, insecure, and treated as “natural caregiving” rather than skilled labor.

This conversation asks a simple but urgent question:

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡?

Join us for a dialogue hosted by International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) Asia and Women in Global Health India, that brings together perspectives from health institutions, leadership building programs, media, and labor movements to explore how we can move from work to worth.

Together we will discuss:

• Why women remain under-represented in leadership
• How gender intersects with other identities to shape power in health systems
• The role of media and advocacy in changing narratives
•  How organizing and labor rights can transform health systems

Meet our Speakers

• Pallavi Prasad, Head, Strategy & Community, BehanBox
• Dr. Kaveri Mayra, Chair, Women in Global Health (WGH) India
• Sapna Kedia, Associate Director for Gender and Social Development, ICRW Asia
• Sanjana Brahmawar, Director, Basic Healthcare Services
• Dr. Padma Deosthali, Senior Director, Research & Program, ICRW Asia

The session will be moderated by Neharika Mahajan, Senior Consultant, ICRW Asia.