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Women make up 75% of the global health workforce yet fill fewer than 20% of the leadership roles.
It’s time to change the status quo.

Women in Global Health Seattle (WGH Seattle) is a movement of professional women and their allies working in global health in the Pacific Northwest. WGH Seattle:

  • seeks diverse, gender-balanced leadership in global health, recognizing that more inclusive leadership is needed to achieve the sustainable development goals, and
  • convenes professional women and their allies to build personal and professional networks, challenge the status quo, and inspire women in the Pacific Northwest to create pathways and support for all women in global health to achieve their full potential.

Join us in our 2020 WGH Seattle events

Whether we’re meeting in-person or virtually, our WGH Seattle events bring together women dedicated to improving global health and working for gender equity in leadership. We strive to ensure you leave these curated events with ideas and new connections.

WGH Seattle Q2 Meeting – June 11

WGH Seattle Q3 Meeting – September 15

WGH Seattle Q4 Meeting – December 15

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WGH Seattle Advisory Panel

The WGH Seattle Advisory is made of up fourteen leaders, selected for their commitment to advancing gender equity in global health leadership, their involvement with the WGH Seattle movement to date, and their various perspectives and career experiences. The Advisory Panel will tap into the diversity, experience, and energy of the broader global health community to provide the WGH Seattle movement with tools to advance its vision.

Julie Bernstein

Deputy Director, Global Policy & Advocacy, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Amie Bishop

Independent Consultant, Global Health and Human Rights

Lisa Cohen

Senior Advisor, Uncommon

Pamela Collins

Director, Global Mental Health; Professor-Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Global Health, University of Washington

Anjali Desai

Senior Program Officer, Panorama Global

Noni Gachuhi

Women and Child Health Lead, Intellectual Ventures

Claire Gwayi-Chore

PhD Student, University of Washington School of Public Health

Ahoua Koné

Director of Côte d’Ivoire Programs at Health Alliance International

Deborah Lester

Associate Chief Nursing Officer/Senior Director, Seattle Children’s

Zahra Lutfeali

Director of Operations, Center of Digital and Data Excellence, PATH

Linda Oseso

Social and Behavioral Research Project Manager and Research and Mentorship Program (RAMP), Program Manager at the HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN)

Bindiya Patel

Senior Director of Planning and Design, Global Health Programs, PATH

Chelsea Schiller

Management Consultant, Point B

Mariam Zameer

Manager Health Systems and Program Lead for Pakistan, VillageReach

Karin Huster

Emergency Coordinator, MSF; Public Health Advisor, USAID Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance

As women, we need to remember to support each other.

Rhea Coler
Senior Vice President, Infectious Disease Research Institute, speaking at the kick-off event for WGH Seattle

We can all lead from wherever we are. We shouldn’t conflate leadership with position.

Ana Mari Cauce
President, University of Washington, speaking at the kick-off event for WGH Seattle

For me, global health is public health without boundaries and borders.

Ahoua Koné
Health Alliance International, speaking at the Q2 gathering of WGH Seattle

Leadership is not a position or formal title.
Lisa Brown
Director, Washington State Department of Commerce, speaking at the Q3 gathering of WGH Seattle