Gender equity in health : the shifting frontiers of evidence and action /
edited by Gita Sen and Piroska OÌstlin.
- New York : Routledge, 2010.
- xix, 318 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Routledge studies in health and social welfare ; 5 .
- Routledge studies in health and social welfare ; 5. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780415801904 (hbk.)
Social medicine.
Equality--Health aspects.
Sex discrimination.
Women's health services.
362.1 / GEN 2010
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780415801904 (hbk.)
Social medicine.
Equality--Health aspects.
Sex discrimination.
Women's health services.
362.1 / GEN 2010