Improving global health and gender equality are integral components of the 2030 agenda for the Sustainable Development Goals.¹ However, women in research are still under-represented.² The lack of female researchers in sub-Saharan Africa reduces the diversity of scientific perspectives on gender dimensions of health, and curtails the ability of the society to advocate for maternal and reproductive health research agendas.

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从事全球卫生工作的非洲妇女：缩小非洲的性别差距？

改善全球健康和性别平等是 2030 年可持续发展目标议程的组成部分。¹然而，参与研究的女性人数仍然不足。²撒哈拉以南非洲缺乏女性研究人员，减少了关于健康性别维度的科学观点的多样性，并削弱了社会倡导孕产妇和生殖健康研究议程的能力。