Women Live Longer but Less Healthy Lives Than Men
November 9th, 2009 by SocProf and tagged Gender, Health, Health Care, Patriarchy, Social Disadvantages, Social Inequalities, Social Privileges, Social Stratification
This seems appropriate after the US healthcare bill fiasco:
WHO | WHO calls for action beyond the health sector to improve the health of girls and women via kwout
The differential then has to do with structural discrimination an social stratification. Women are on the receiving end of many more social disadvantages than men.
WHO | WHO calls for action beyond the health sector to improve the health of girls and women via kwout
The WHO report notes that societies need to specifically address the health needs of women which means more than just suppressing reproductive health. Reproductive health is central to women’s health. If one wants to know how women are treated in a given society, one needs only look at reproductive health and rights.
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