Globalization, Women, and Health in the Twenty-First Century

by I. Kickbusch, K. Hartwig, J. List

Overview

We are still only beginning to understand the increasingly complex set of interdependencies among gender, health and globalization. This book brings together a diverse group of distinguished scholars and activists to explore the new risks and freedoms for men and women in a global society and their health determinants. They map the gendered impact of these processes and present a health landscape that takes us beyond nation states into trans-border flows of capital, people, goods and services. Each chapter begins with a global analysis of specific trends followed by two 'In Perspective' pieces by authors from contrasting disciplines and geographies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781403970312
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	12/13/2005
Edition description:	2005
Pages:	265
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

ILONA KICKBUSH is Professor of Public Health at Yale University, USA.

KARI HARTWIG is Assistant Clinical Professor of Public Health at Yale University, USA.

JUSTIN LIST is currently a medical student at the University of Illinois-Chicago, USA.

Table of Contents

Preface; M.Stewart Introduction; I.Kickbusch & J.List PART 1: FORCES OF GLOBALIZATION IN GENDER AND HEALTH Understanding Gender, Health and Globalization: Opportunities and Challenges; L.Doyal Ethical and Religious Traditions: Do They Have a Role in Shaping Actions and Relationships at the Interface of Gender, Health and Globalization?; L.Sowle Cahill PART II: ENGENDERING POLITICS OF RESISTANCE AND ECONOMIC TRADE: IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH Trade Liberalization and Gender Movements; C.Grown In Perspective; W.Harcourt & M.Maskey Politics of Resistance for Health; J.Spiegel & C.Lee Andruske In Perspective; G.Lewando-Hundt & M.Inhorn Gender, Health and Globalization: A Critical Social Movement Perspective; M.Desai In Perspective; J.Simbengavi & L.Acero PART III: CASE STUDIES: AIDS, TOBACCO AND SETTING THE WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH AGENDA A Comfortable Home: Globalization and Changing Gender Roles in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS; J.Csete (Human Rights Watch) In Perspective; T.Kaijage & M.Tan Opening a Global Gold Mine: Globalization, Gender and Transnational Tobacco Companies; J.Collin In Perspective; N.Hirschhorn, S.Aguinaga Bialous Women's Health Research: Getting onto the Agenda; V.N.Salgado de Snyder In Perspective: Case for Women's Health Research in the United States: Grassroots Efforts, Legislative Changes, and Scientific Development; C.Mazure Gender in Public Health Research and Policies in Germany and Europe; U.Maschewsky-Schneider Looking Forward Through the Rearview Mirror: Challenges and Opportunities Coming into the 21st Century; K.Hartwig

Editorial Reviews

"This book teases apart the complex interactions that occur between the forces of globalization, gender issues, and selected specific health risks and outcomes. Usually we applaud when the gender gap closes because it signals less inequity in the world. But as the authors report in powerful case studies, as this happens for two of the largest and increasing causes of death in the world, HIV/AIDS and tobacco, the long-term impact will be devastatingly negative. Progress to reduce the burden of these and many other health outcomes require a sophisticated understanding of how best to harness globalization for good and how to redress centuries old gender biases in health policy development. The authors of this volume are to be commended for showing a possible way forward." - Derek Yach, Chair, Global Health Division, Yale School of Public Health

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