This volume brings together the work of leading researchers working on the question of gender equity in international health. In the first section of the book the authors detail how poverty, unequal access to resources, discrimination in work, and violence lead to gender disparities in communicable diseases, occupational health, environmental health, mental health, and reproductive health. The second section reviews implications of key policies such as health sector reform, privitization, and economic liberalization for gender equity in health. Some chapters focus particularly on how gender interacts with other social discriminations, such as economic class and race, to influence health access and status. Other contributions discuss the consequences for research and policy of excluding a gender equity analysis
A Companion to Gender Studies presents a comprehensive vision of its field, and its new directions. It is designed to demonstrate in action the rich interplay between gender and other markers of social position and (dis)privilege, such as race, class, ethnicity, and nationality. The book is organized thematically and each chapter gives insightful consideration to the differing views on its topic, and also clarifies each contributor's own position.