Reproductive health and gender equality : method, measurement, and implications / by Guang-zhen Wang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wang, Guang-zhen., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reproductive health--Developing countries.

Reproductive health.

Women--Health and hygiene--Developing countries.

Women.

Women's rights--Developing countries.

Women's rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 pages) : illustrations, tables

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2016.

Summary:

Reproductive Health and Gender Equality offers a much needed empirical study of women's reproductive health. The author challenges the prevailing bioscience and public health models by linking women's reproductive health to gender equality measures and development policies. The results will be of interest to researchers, professionals and students interested in women's health issues, gender/women's studies and human rights.

Contents:

1. Overview

2. Theoretical explanation's of the proposed model

3. Measurement of the variables

4. Findings and analysis

5. Regional variations

6. Discussion and implications.

Notes:

First published 2010 by Ashgate Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4094-9272-9

9786612892134

1-282-89213-4

1-317-06585-9

0-7546-9139-X

1-315-60549-X

1-317-06586-7

9781315605494

OCLC:

1011201626