Gender equality in the context of One Health

Men and women have different roles and society and different access to decision making. In consequence they impact differently their environment and are impacted differently by it. Furthermore, men and women are infected and are affected differently by disease due to their different roles, access to resources and decision-making power. Other factors such as class, skin color, cultural, religious, sexual orientation and linguistic origin inform the way people impact and are impacted by their environment. Understanding how those factors intersect and contribute to different layers of vulnerability is an important aspect if we want to achieve more efficacy in our work and if we want to contribute to a more equitable and inclusive society. Examples related to Obesity, Endocrine Disrupters Chemicals, Anti-Microbial Resistance, COVID 19 and Brucellosis are analyzed.