Gender equity in health : the shifting frontiers of evidence and action / edited by Gita Sen and Piroska Östlin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sen, Gita.

Östlin, Piroska, 1958-

Series:

Routledge studies in health and social welfare ; 5.

Routledge studies in health and social welfare ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social medicine.

Equality--Health aspects.

Equality.

Sex discrimination.

Women's health services.

Health Status Disparities.

Sex Factors.

Socioeconomic Factors.

Women's Health.

Medical Subjects:

Health Status Disparities.

Sex Factors.

Socioeconomic Factors.

Women's Health.

Physical Description:

xix, 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2010.

Contents:

Gender as a social determinant of health : evidence, policies, and innovations / Gita Sen and Piroska Östlin

The social body : gender and the burden of disease / Rachel Snow

Inequalities and intersections in health : a review of the evidence / Aditi Iyer, Gita Sen, and Piroska Östlin

Gendered health outcomes of an 'endless' war on terror / Rosalind Petchesky and Melissa Laurie

Gender, health, and poverty in Latin America / Karina Batthyany and Sonia Corrêa

Gender norms and empowerment : 'what works' to increase equity for women and girls / Helen Keleher

Challenging gender in patient-provider interactions / Veloshnee Govender and Loveday Penn-Kekana

Exploring the gendered dimensions of human resources for health / Asha George

Accountability to citizens on gender and health / Ranjani K. Murthy

Gender mainstreaming in health : the emperor's new clothes? / T.K.S. Ravindran and A. Kelkar-Khambete.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415801904

0415801907

OCLC:

338324361