*Before it’s too late* It will not shock readers of this newsletter that women make up the majority of the global health workforce. The official rate is 70%. With the cuts to global aid, *they face a double crisis*: The potential loss of jobs or salary, as well as the rollback of investments in gender equity.
Women are already being employed in positions that *are not as well recognized as their male counterparts* and that pay worse. Aid cuts inevitably mean that women will be asked to *take on more work for potentially less money*, as Dr. Shubha Nagesh and Dr. Magda Robalo explain in a recent Devex opinion piece. In addition, initiatives to point out the value and increase the pay for the jobs women are doing will also be reduced during a global aid downturn. You should read the piece for important suggestions on how not only to avoid some of these repercussions <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POhclVMjy-fPC1nQx1DZzXLmYRIA4wgWeJuUSD8anzTMMiZwHqAajoniP7QF1vXW5jK1xh2mpG_gHGwfXK-bd-5fULE3MuZepmNJMqLkQtp_Xm7ob0illbRyQZrPeMC-Tk3QZwVwQnsP0pU4Gnl8peSGy7c_n1V9ttUQkdetQWKLwEpCmXMEGffxRtsTqiET1NQMrQ5xGOpUUXYYxuDkJBQ9sRdwryAc8I1rQ3TpNvmL-EeCYeVGjWs-b9vg2lREvCA==/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZvt84W0RWwwFxvLtf3OHU8ltS6yueLibKWc4WPUV1bxfnfUnumk9nTe8Mf8cazgOcIiM0uHY=>, but to actually strengthen support for female health workers around the world at this time. *Opinion:* Women health workers face a double bind as aid dwindles <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POhclVMjy-fPC1nQx1DZzXLmYRIA4wgWeJuUSD8anzTMMiZwHqAajoniP7QF1vXW5jK1xh2mpG_gHGwfXK-bd-5fULE3MuZepmNJMqLkQtp_Xm7ob0illbRyQZrPeMC-Tk3QZwVwQnsP0pU4Gnl8peSGy7c_n1V9ttUQkdetQWKLwEpCmXMEGffxRtsTqiET1NQMrQ5xGOpUUXYYxuDkJBQ9sRdwryAc8I1rQ3TpNvmL-qb-bb7nHstEsAlyZNIiGtw==/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZvt84W0RWwwFxvLtf3OHU8ltS6yueLibKWc4WPUV1bxfnfUnumk9nTe8Mf8cazgOcIiM0uHY=>
