WONCA’S GENDER EQUITY STANDARDS: 10 YEARS FROM CONCEPTION TO DELIVERY

Submitted by WWPWFM for the Women‘s Track Introduction: With its unanimous endorsement of the Gender Equity Standards (GES) for Scientific Meetings (http://tinyurl.com/qzvun6o) in 2010, WONCA affirmed that attention to women’s experiences and status is an important human rights initiative that can have a major impact on development, health and human dignity throughout the world. Implementation of the ten standards in WONCA conferences will demonstrate WONCA’s commitment to these principles in two ways. First, implementation of the standards assures that our conferences will consistently address the link between gender and health as a key topic. Second, implementation of the standards will engage women family physicians equitably in both planning and participating in scientific conferences. Method: This poster will describe the development, endorsement and proposed implementation of the GES by the WONCA WWPWFM over the last 10 years. The poster will also present the actual GES, and the GES Guidebook, Handbook and Checklist that were developed by members of the WWP as implementation tools. Conclusion: The GES could have a major impact on how women are respected, supported, and endorsed at scientific conferences in family medicine around the world.