On November 8 and 9, 2018, ORWH Director Janine Clayton, M.D., attended the second annual WLGH Conference, hosted by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. The WLGH Conference convenes leaders from health, policy, and other sectors to discuss and promote gender equity in health leadership and thereby improve health for all. The conference attracted over 900 participants, including 130 speakers, from over 70 countries. Dr. Clayton participated in a panel entitled “Gender Lens on Leadership in Global Health Research: What Works.”

This year’s WLGH Conference will take place in Kigali, Rwanda, on November 7-8, and more information is available on the WLGH website.