Gender Equity In Health

Author : Gita Sen,Piroska Östlin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-16
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781135238162

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Gender Equity in Health by Gita Sen,Piroska Östlin Pdf

This volume brings together experts from a variety of disciplines, such as medicine, biology, sociology, epidemiology, anthropology, economics and political science, who focus on three areas: health disparities and inequity due to gender, the specific problems women face in meeting the highest attainable standards of health, and the policies and actions that can address them. Highlighting the importance of intersecting social hierarchies (e.g. gender, class and ethnicity) for understanding health inequities and their implications for health policy, contributors detail and recommend policy approaches and agendas that incorporate, but go beyond commonly acknowledged issues relating to women’s health and gender equity in health.

Author : Bellini, Maria Irene,Papalois, Vassilios E.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781522596004

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Gender Equity in the Medical Profession by Bellini, Maria Irene,Papalois, Vassilios E. Pdf

The presence of women in the practice of medicine extends back to ancient times; however, up until the last few decades, women have comprised only a small percentage of medical students. The gradual acceptance of women in male-dominated specialties has increased, but a commitment to improving gender equity in the medical community within leadership positions and in the academic world is still being discussed. Gender Equity in the Medical Profession delivers essential discourse on strategically handling discrimination within medical school, training programs, and consultancy positions in order to eradicate sexism from the workplace. Featuring research on topics such as gender diversity, leadership roles, and imposter syndrome, this book is ideally designed for health professionals, doctors, nurses, hospital staff, hospital directors, board members, activists, instructors, researchers, academicians, and students seeking coverage on strategies that tackle gender equity in medical education.

Author : Elsa Gómez Gómez
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9275115419

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Gender, Women, and Health in the Americas by Elsa Gómez Gómez Pdf

Author : Solomon Benatar,Gillian Brock
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781139495905

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Global Health and Global Health Ethics by Solomon Benatar,Gillian Brock Pdf

What can be done about the poor state of global health? How are global health challenges intimately linked to the global political economy and to issues of social justice? What are our responsibilities and how can we improve global health? Global Health and Global Health Ethics addresses these questions from the perspective of a range of disciplines, including medicine, philosophy and the social sciences. Topics covered range from infectious diseases, climate change and the environment to trade, foreign aid, food security and biotechnology. Each chapter identifies the ways in which we exacerbate poor global health and discusses what we should do to remedy the factors identified. Together, they contribute to a deeper understanding of the challenges we face, and propose new national and global policies. Offering a wealth of empirical data and both practical and theoretical guidance, this is a key resource for bioethicists, public health practitioners and philosophers.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Committee on Community-Based Solutions to Promote Health Equity in the United States
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 583 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309452960

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Communities in Action by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Committee on Community-Based Solutions to Promote Health Equity in the United States Pdf

In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differences in health status across segments of the population, but also because of inequities in factors that impact health status, so-called determinants of health. Only part of an individual's health status depends on his or her behavior and choice; community-wide problems like poverty, unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor public transportation, interpersonal violence, and decaying neighborhoods also contribute to health inequities, as well as the historic and ongoing interplay of structures, policies, and norms that shape lives. When these factors are not optimal in a community, it does not mean they are intractable: such inequities can be mitigated by social policies that can shape health in powerful ways. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome.

Author : Ellen Annandale,Kate Hunt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Health
ISBN : UOM:39015050192981

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Gender Inequalities in Health by Ellen Annandale,Kate Hunt Pdf

'... a very useful addition to teaching material in the medical sociology/health studies field that will also be of value for teachers and students in women's studies.' - Mary Ann Elston, Royal Holloway University of London, UK '... Established wisdom about gender inequalities is due for critical questioning. This authoritative and challenging collection ... from some of the most respected names in the field ... will be essential reading for students and researchers in gender studies and medical sociology.' - Professor Mildred Blaxter, University of East Anglia, UK This state-of-the-art collection reflects critically upon the current status of our knowledge about gender inequalities in health and develops an agenda for future research. Leading experts address a range of themes that are central to the development of the field. These include recent theoretical and methodological developments in sociology and social policy, and the significance of changes in gender relations following wide-scale economic and social changes with respect to the mental and physical health status of men and women. The collection focuses upon gender and health within industrialized nations including Britain, North America, Western and Eastern Europe. It will be of particular interest to students and practitioners of sociology, health policy, health studies and gender studies.

Author : Lorraine Greaves ,Ann Pederson ,Nancy Poole
Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9780889615199

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Making It Better by Lorraine Greaves ,Ann Pederson ,Nancy Poole Pdf

In this innovative collection, leading thinkers in clinical medicine, sociology, epidemiology, kinesiology, education, and public policy reveal how health promotion is failing communities by failing women. Despite a longstanding consensus that social inequalities shape global patterns of illness and opportunities for health, mainstream health promotion frameworks continue to ignore gender at relational, household, community, and state levels. Exploring the ways in which gendered norms affect health and social equity for all human beings, Making It Better invites us to rethink conventional approaches to health promotion and to strive for transformative initiatives and policies. Offering practical tools and evidence-based strategies for moving from gender integration to gender transformation, this anthology is required reading for policymakers, health promotion and healthcare practitioners, researchers, community developers, and social service providers.

Author : Gita Sen,Asha George,Piroska Östlin
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Discrimination in medical care
ISBN : 0262692732

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Engendering International Health by Gita Sen,Asha George,Piroska Östlin Pdf

Research on gender inequity in international health in both low- and high-income countries.

Author : Vera Lasch,Ute Sonntag,Ulrike Maschewsky-Schneider
Publisher : kassel university press GmbH
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Europe
ISBN : 9783899587418

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Equity in Access to Health Promotion, Treatment and Care for All European Women by Vera Lasch,Ute Sonntag,Ulrike Maschewsky-Schneider Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Medical care
ISBN : 0734731329

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Gender Equity in Health by Anonim Pdf

Author : E. Kuhlmann,E. Annandale
Publisher : Springer
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780230290334

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The Palgrave Handbook of Gender and Healthcare by E. Kuhlmann,E. Annandale Pdf

An authoritative, state-of-the-art reference collection, bringing together international experts to examine the key issues and core debates related to gender and healthcare. A vital resource for a wide range of academics, researchers, practitioners and policymakers.

Author : Caren Grown,Imraan Valodia
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780415568227

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Taxation and Gender Equity by Caren Grown,Imraan Valodia Pdf

Around the world, there are concerns that many tax codes are biased against women, and that contemporary tax reforms tend to increase the incidence of taxation on the poorest women while failing to generate enough revenue to fund the programs needed to improve these women's lives. Because taxes are the key source of revenue governments themselves raise, understanding the nature and composition of taxation and current tax reform efforts is key to reducing poverty, providing sufficient revenue for public expenditure, and achieving social justice. This is the first book to systematically examine gender and taxation within and across countries at different levels of development. It presents original research on the gender dimensions of personal income taxes, and value-added, excise, and fuel taxes in Argentina, Ghana, India, Mexico, Morocco, South Africa, Uganda and the United Kingdom. This book will be of interest to postgraduates and researchers studying Public Finance, International Economics, Development Studies, Gender Studies, and International Relations, among other disciplines.

Author : Guang-zhen Wang
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781317065852

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Reproductive Health and Gender Equality by Guang-zhen Wang Pdf

Since the late 1990s approaches to women's reproductive health has shifted from a service-based model to a human rights approach. This approach associates reproductive health with freedom from discrimination and enjoyment of a satisfying and safe sex life, and full access to information and services related to reproduction. In spite of this shift, and the global effort to promote women's reproductive health through the enhancement of human rights and gender equality, progress has been very slow. In this book the author fills a much-needed empirical study of women's reproductive health. The author assesses data from 137 developing countries (or areas) and challenges the prevailing bioscience and public health models by linking women's reproductive health to gender equality measures and development policies. Discussion on abortion rights, regional variations and reproductive health needs among refugees and internally displaced persons are also discussed. This is a timely study which provides a theoretical and social policy basis for monitoring and improving women's reproductive health in developing countries. This is particularly important in the light of insufficient research in the field and a lack of analysis on the empirical and theoretical linkages between reproductive health and gender equality. The book will be of interest to researchers, professionals and students interested in women's health issues, gender/women's studies and human rights.

Author : Siwan Anderson,Lori Beaman,Lori A. Beaman,Jean-Philippe Platteau
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780198829591

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Towards Gender Equity in Development by Siwan Anderson,Lori Beaman,Lori A. Beaman,Jean-Philippe Platteau Pdf

As a result of widespread mistreatment and overt discrimination, women in the developing world often lack autonomy. This book explores key sources of female empowerment and discusses the current challenges and opportunities for the future.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789240025905

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Closing the leadership gap by Anonim Pdf

Women are almost 70% of the global health and social workforce but it is estimated they hold only 25% of senior roles. During the COVID19 pandemic women have provided much of the health and care, but have not had an equal say in decision making. This pervasive leadership gap between women and men in health can only be closed by addressing systemic barriers to women’s advancement. This policy action paper outlines a framework for change across four action areas: 1. Building a legal foundation for equality in the workplace; 2. Addressing social norms and stereotypes; 3. Addressing workplace systems and culture; and 4. Enabling women, who are the majority in the health and social care workforce to lead. The primary target audience for this Policy Action Paper is national authorities and intersectoral policy-makers from all levels, as well organizational leaders, publishers, media, male allies, and women in the health and care workforce.