Gender and health inequities: A comment on the Final Report of the WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health

Gender and health inequities: A comment on the Final Report of the WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health

The Final Report of the World Health Organization (WHO) Commission on the Social Determinants of Health is a substantial and important contribution to understanding the social factors that shape global health inequities. Although gender is highlighted as a key social determinant of health, the repor...

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Published in:Social science & medicine (1982) Vol. 69; no. 7; pp. 1002 - 1004
Main Authors: Bates, Lisa Michelle, Hankivsky, Olena, Springer, Kristen W.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01-10-2009
Elsevier
Pergamon Press Inc
Series:Social Science & Medicine
Subjects:
Commission on Social Determinants of Health
Commissions
Continental Population Groups
Female
Gender
Gender Health inequities WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health
Global health
Health
Health care
Health inequality
Health inequities
Health Policy
Health Status Disparities
Hierarchy, Social
Humans
Inequality
International organizations
Male
Prejudice
Public health
Sex discrimination
Sex Factors
Sexual Inequality
Social Class
Socioeconomic factors
United Nations
WHO
Womens Health Care
World Health Organization
Gender
Health inequities
Commission on Social Determinants of Health
WHO
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Summary:The Final Report of the World Health Organization (WHO) Commission on the Social Determinants of Health is a substantial and important contribution to understanding the social factors that shape global health inequities. Although gender is highlighted as a key social determinant of health, the report's conceptual approach inappropriately equates gender and health with women's health. This essay discusses the analytic and policy implications of this shortcoming.
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ISSN:0277-9536
1873-5347
DOI:10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.07.021