Engendering International Health presents the work of leading researchers                  on gender equity in international health. Growing economic inequalities reinforce                  social injustices, stall health gains, and deny good health to many. In particular,                  deep-seated gender biases in health research and policy institutions combine with a                  lack of well-articulated and accessible evidence to downgrade the importance of                  gender perspectives in health. The book?s central premise is that unless public                  health changes direction, it cannot effectively address the needs of those who are                  most marginalized, many of whom are women.The book offers evidence and analysis for                  both low- and high-income countries, providing a gender and health analysis                  cross-cut by a concern for other markers of social inequity, such as class and race.                  It details approaches and agendas that incorporate, but go beyond, commonly                  acknowledged issues relating to women's health; and it brings gender and equity                  analysis into the heart of the debates that dominate international health                  policy.

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