Tsion Yohannes Waka

Tsion Yohannes Waka

Gender expert Tsion Yohannes Waka is chair of the Center for Gender Equity for the University of Global Health Equity and responsible for mainstreaming gender in academic, research, and community development projects. Prior to this role, Tsion was chief organizer for the 2019 Women Leaders in Global Health Conference, hosted by UGHE in Rwanda, and participated in production of a preliminary gender profile of Ethiopia, among other research work.

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Opinion: ‘Silent discriminator’ — the women global data is leaving behind

Opinion: ‘Silent discriminator’ — the women global data is leaving behind

over 5 years ago // Focus on: Gender data

Incomplete data during the COVID-19 pandemic poses terrifying consequences for women. A global response will require filling those data gaps so that “unknowns become knowns,” write two experts from Rwanda’s University of Global Health Equity.