Measuring Structural Gender Equality in Mexico: A State Level Analysis

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Gender equality index, Mexico, Patriarchy, States, Equality,

Gender Equality Index of the Autonomous Communities of Spain: A Multidimensional Analysis

“…The Gender Equality Index of Mexican States GEIMS (Frias, 2008) measures, compares and quantifies the deviation of parity between men and women in thirty-two states of Mexico in four key dimensions of social life: economic, educational, political and legal…”

Gobernanza neoliberal en la epidemia del VIH/SIDA en mujeres en México: los efectos del paradigma de la vulnerabilidad

“…En un ejercicio cuyo fin es analizar las intersecciones entre ambos niveles de violencia, Frías (2007) utiliza cifras oficiales sobre acceso a educación formal y atención a la salud, vivienda, trabajo, seguridad social, etc., para representar las desigualdades de género. Su análisis muestra que las mujeres que viven en estados de la república cuyos índices de desigualdad entre hombres y mujeres son mayores, tienen mayor probabilidad de sufrir violencia de pareja que aquellas que viven en entidades con menor desigualdad de género; es decir, la violencia interaccional contra las mujeres (ejercida por un hombre contra una mujer), está anclada en estructuras sociales que se expresan en, pero van más allá, las biografías individuales.…”

Women's experiences with healthcare professionals after suffering from gender‐based violence: An interview study

“…Studies from various countries describe how many women feel that they are not received appropriately in their encounters with healthcare professionals (Beynon et al., ; Gutmanis et al., ; Peckover, ; Pratt‐Eriksson et al., ; Taylor et al., ; Wendt & Enander, ). The present study was conducted in Mexico, which has a high rate of gender inequality (Frias, ); furthermore, gender‐based violence is a widespread issue in this country (Incháustegui et al., ). According to Travelbee (Meleis, ; Travelbee, ), establishing a human‐to‐human relationship between the nurse and the patient is crucial for the ability to identify, understand and meet a patient's needs.…”

“…Mexico has a high rate of gender inequality, and gender-based violence is a complex issue in this country (Frias, 2008;Frias & Angel, 2013). Gender inequality is one of the major risk factors for intimate partner violence, and the dominant gender is likely to use power to coerce the submissive gender (Conroy, 2014;Gomez, Speizer, & Moracco, 2011).…”

“…The present study was conducted in Mexico, which has a high rate of gender inequality (Frias, 2008); furthermore, gender-based What does this paper contribute to the wider global clinical community?…”