Gender equity in health
Subtitle: the shifting frontiers of evidence and action
By: edited by Gita Sen and Piroska Östlin.
Contributors: Sen, Gita.; Östlin, Piroska, 1958-
Series: Routledge studies in health and social welfare -- 5; Routledge studies in health and social welfare -- 5.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415801904
Subjects: Social medicine; Equality -- Health aspects; Sex discrimination; Women -- Medical care; Health Status Disparities; Sex Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Women's Health
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Gender as a social determinant of health : evidence, policies, and innovations / Gita Sen and Piroska Östlin; title: The social body : gender and the burden of disease / Rachel Snow; title: Inequalities and intersections in health : a review of the evidence / Aditi Iyer, Gita Sen, and Piroska Östlin; title: Gendered health outcomes of an 'endless' war on terror / Rosalind Petchesky and Melissa Laurie; title: Gender, health, and poverty in Latin America / Karina Batthyany and Sonia Corrêa; title: Gender norms and empowerment : 'what works' to increase equity for women and girls / Helen Keleher; title: Challenging gender in patient-provider interactions / Veloshnee Govender and Loveday Penn-Kekana; title: Exploring the gendered dimensions of human resources for health / Asha George; title: Accountability to citizens on gender and health / Ranjani K. Murthy; title: Gender mainstreaming in health : the emperor's new clothes? / T.K.S. Ravindran and A. Kelkar-Khambete.