"The World Health Organization (WHO) has defined health as 'a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.'"
Exploiting the disparities in health outcomes and access to healthcare based on gender and sexuality.
Gender and Sex: The distinction between gender and sex is important in understanding how gender roles and stereotypes influence health disparities.
Feminism and Health: The connection between feminism and health, and the impact of gender inequality on women’s health.
Gender and Sexual Orientation: Exploring the relationship between gender identity and sexual orientation and how it affects health outcomes.
Masculinities and Health: Examining masculinity and its impact on men’s health behavior and outcomes.
Gender-based violence: Understanding the impact of gender-based violence, including intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and harassment on health.
Reproductive Health: Exploring access to reproductive care, contraception, and safe abortion, and the intersection of gender, culture, and reproductive rights.
Intersex Health: Understanding how intersex bodies challenge the binary gender system and exploring the unique health needs of intersex individuals.
LGBTQ+ Health Disparities: Examining how societal and structural discrimination and prejudice can lead to health disparities among LGBTQ+ individuals.
Aging and Gender: Looking at how gender norms are enforced in aging populations and how that affects health outcomes.
Transgender Health: Focusing on the unique health needs and challenges of the trans community, including access to healthcare and gender-affirming treatments.
Global Health and Gender: Examining how gender and other social determinants of health affect the delivery and accessibility of healthcare worldwide.
Health Policy and Gender: Exploring how healthcare policy and systems perpetuate gender inequalities and how policy changes can mitigate these disparities.
Menstrual Health: Examining how menstrual health issues impact gender equality and the unique ways it affects different communities of women.
Body Image and Health: Exploring how body image expectations and norms impact physical and mental health.
Disability and Gender: Examining the intersection of gender and disabilities and how it affects health outcomes, access to healthcare, and social inclusion.
Feminist Health Studies: This focuses on how gender shapes health and healthcare, including access to care, medical knowledge, and treatment.
Queer Health Studies: This explores how sexuality and gender identity affect health outcomes and healthcare, including discrimination and access to healthcare.
Global Health and Gender Studies: This examines how gender affects health outcomes in different regions of the world, including access to healthcare and cultural perceptions of health.
Men's Health Studies: This focuses on the unique health issues facing men, including mental health and the impact of gender roles on physical health.
Women's Health Studies: This examines the unique health issues facing women, including reproductive health, maternal health, and gender-based violence.
Gender and Aging Studies: This explores how gender intersects with age to shape health outcomes and healthcare, including age-related health issues and age-related healthcare access.
Transgender Health Studies: This focuses on the unique health issues facing transgender individuals, including access to healthcare and cultural perceptions of transgender health.
Intersectional Health Studies: This examines how multiple identities, including gender, race, and class, intersect to shape health outcomes and healthcare access.
Disability and Gender Studies: This explores how gender intersects with disability to shape health outcomes and healthcare access for disabled individuals.
"Health can influence an individual's ability to reach his or her full potential in society."
"Gender equality has made the most progress in areas such as education and labor force participation."
"No, gender inequality in health between men and women continues to harm many societies."
"Women have historically experienced a disproportionate amount of health inequity."
"Cultural ideologies and practices have created a structured patriarchal society where women are vulnerable to abuse and mistreatment."
"Women are typically restricted from receiving certain opportunities such as education and paid labor that can help improve their accessibility to better health care resources."
"Females are frequently underrepresented or excluded from mixed-sex clinical trials."
"Women are therefore subjected to physician bias in diagnosis and treatment."
"Yes, gender inequality in health harms many societies to this day."
"While both males and females face health disparities, women have historically experienced a disproportionate amount of health inequity."
"Cultural ideologies and practices have created a structured patriarchal society where women are vulnerable to abuse and mistreatment."
"Women are typically restricted from receiving certain opportunities such as education and paid labor that can help improve their accessibility to better health care resources."
"Females are frequently underrepresented or excluded from mixed-sex clinical trials."
"Women are therefore subjected to physician bias in diagnosis and treatment."
"Health can influence an individual's ability to reach his or her full potential in society."
"Gender equality has made the most progress in areas such as education and labor force participation."
"Yes, gender inequality in health between men and women continues to harm many societies to this day."
"Women have historically experienced a disproportionate amount of health inequity."
"Cultural ideologies and practices have created a structured patriarchal society where women are vulnerable to abuse and mistreatment."