and Health: Page 1 VVHO/FRH/WHD/93.15 Distr: General Original: English Gender and
Health: Technical Paper Word Health Organization Women's Health and Development …

The disadvantaged position of women in society is now internationally recognized as a
breach of human rights and a barrier to development. It is now also recognized that women's …

In this paper we argue that a gender analysis is fundamental to health and health planning.
We begin with a definition of gender and related concepts including equity and equality. We …

Gender inequity is a pervasive global challenge to health equity. Health promotion, as a
field, has paid only limited attention to gender inequity to date, but could be an active agent …

Gender equity is increasingly identified as one of the goals of health policy at both national
and international levels. However, the precise meaning of the term is not always clear. Are …

Women and men are different as regards their biology, the roles and responsibilities that
society assigns to them and their position in the family and community. These factors have a …

This article presents evidence supporting the hypothesis that promoting gender equality and
women's and girls' empowerment (GEWE) leads to better health and development …

Despite increasing awareness of the importance of gender perspectives in health science,
there is conceptual confusion regarding the meaning and the use of central gender …

This article takes up the relatively neglected issue of gender in human resources policy and
planning (HRPP), with particular reference to the health sector in developing countries …

Shortlisted for the BSA Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize 2009 Traditional
distinctions between the experiences of women and men are breaking down and being …