Category Archives: Gender

Gender, gênero, genero, sexe

Addressing masculinity and men’s health to advance universal health and gender equality

This entry was posted in Equity, Gender, Universal health coverage and tagged Men's Health, Salud del Hombre by Editor Equity/Equidad.

Author: Etienne, Carissa F. Source: Rev Panam Salud Publica;42, dec. 2018 Published online: 27 December 2018 Abstract: Men’s health as an issue warranting specific attention has begun to attract more notice as growing evidence emerges of differential epidemiological trends between men and women (1), particularly with respect to men’s premature mortality from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) […]

Comment – Transgender health: an opportunity for global health equity

This entry was posted in Equity, Gender, Research & Science issues and tagged Gender and Health, Global Health, Health Equity by Editor Equity/Equidad.

The Lancet, June 2016 Published online: 17 June 2016 Abstract / Resumen: The Lancet is publishing its first Series on transgender health. Transgender people live in all countries, but their acceptance by communities and freedom to live with their chosen gender identity or expression varies according to culture and society. This Series, led by Sam Winter […]

Horizons 2030: Equality at the centre of sustainable development

This entry was posted in Gender and tagged Agenda 2030, Economic Development, Equality, Poverty, Sustainable Development Goals by Editor Equity/Equidad.

Thirty-sixth session of ECLAC (Mexico City, 23-27 May 2016) United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Published online: May 2016 Overview The world is living a change of era. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals represent the international community’s response to the economic, distributive and […]

How to do (or not to do)… gender analysis in health systems research

This entry was posted in Gender, Health Systems, Research & Science issues and tagged Framework, Gender Analysis, Health Systems Research by Editor Equity/Equidad.

Rosemary Morgan, Asha George, Sarah Ssali, Kate Hawkins, Sassy Molyneux, Sally Theobald Health Policy Plan. (2016) Published online: 26 April 2016 Abstract / Resumen: Gender—the socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for males, females and other genders—affects how people live, work and relate to each other at all levels, […]