Our History
Women increase diversity, frequently bringing new perspectives, priorities and leadership styles that foster collaboration and cross-disciplinary approaches. Women leaders are more likely to prioritize the needs of women, children and communities. Despite women representing 70% of the health workforce, they are an untapped and underutilized talent pool – filling only 25% of senior and 5% of top health organization positions.
WomenLift Health was born out of annual conferences (since 2017) for Women Leaders in Global Health (WLGH). In 2019, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, WomenLift Health began building scalable platforms to support women’s leadership in health. WomenLift Health will establish partnerships to support country implementation hubs, beginning with the United States, India, and East Africa. Its geographic footprint will rapidly expand over the next decade.