Improving health with programmatic, legal, and policy approaches to reduce gender inequality and change restrictive gender norms

J Heymann, JK Levy, B Bose, V Ríos-Salas… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Evidence that gender inequalities and restrictive norms adversely affect health is extensive;
however, far less research has focused on testing solutions. We first comprehensively …

Gender norms and health: insights from global survey data

AM Weber, B Cislaghi, V Meausoone, S Abdalla… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Despite global commitments to achieving gender equality and improving health and
wellbeing for all, quantitative data and methods to precisely estimate the effect of gender …

Characteristics of successful programmes targeting gender inequality and restrictive gender norms for the health and wellbeing of children, adolescents, and young …

JK Levy, GL Darmstadt, C Ashby, M Quandt… - The Lancet Global …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background In the context of the Sustainable Development Goals and the shifting global
burden of disease, this systematic review analyses the evidence from rigorously evaluated …

Gender inequality and restrictive gender norms: framing the challenges to health

L Heise, ME Greene, N Opper, M Stavropoulou… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Gender is not accurately captured by the traditional male and female dichotomy of sex.
Instead, it is a complex social system that structures the life experience of all human beings …

Gender equality and gender norms: framing the opportunities for health

GR Gupta, N Oomman, C Grown, K Conn, S Hawkes… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Summary The Sustainable Development Goals offer the global health community a strategic
opportunity to promote human rights, advance gender equality, and achieve health for all …

Have policies tackled gender inequalities in health? A scoping review

N Crespí-Lloréns, I Hernández-Aguado… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Gender is recognized as one of the most relevant determinants of health inequalities. This
scoping review sought to identify and analyse policies, either implemented or formulated as …

Gender equality in science, medicine, and global health: where are we at and why does it matter?

G Shannon, M Jansen, K Williams, C Cáceres, A Motta… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
The purpose of this Review is to provide evidence for why gender equality in science,
medicine, and global health matters for health and health-related outcomes. We present a …

Taking action to improve women's health through gender equality and women's empowerment

C Grown, GR Gupta, R Pande - The lancet, 2005 - thelancet.com
In addition to ensuring that girls attain post-primary education, other interventions necessary
for gender equality and women's empowerment can also improve health. Improving …

Disrupting gender norms in health systems: making the case for change

K Hay, L McDougal, V Percival, S Henry, J Klugman… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Restrictive gender norms and gender inequalities are replicated and reinforced in health
systems, contributing to gender inequalities in health. In this Series paper, we explore how …

Associations between gender equality and health: a systematic review

TL King, A Kavanagh, AJ Scovelle… - Health promotion …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
This systematic review sought to evaluate the impact of gender equality on the health of both
women and men in high-income countries. A range of health outcomes arose across the 48 …