Women's rights will drive universal health coverage

Iversen, Kasper; Girard, Françoise; Dhatt, Roopa; Daalen, Kim Robin van; Keeling, Ann; Pley, Caitlin

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(19)31815-x

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“…With the wrong attitudes, women’s environmental protection rights will be limited and deprived, and the scope of public participation in environmental protection system cannot be guaranteed. In addition, if most women have no awareness of environmental protection and have a negative attitude towards environmental issues, it is very likely to cause environmental damage and pollution [ 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 ]. Therefore, we should combine the actual situation, refer to relevant policies and experience, strengthen gender awareness in environmental protection, construct the policy of gender equality in environmental protection, and gradually improve the implementation of the concept of gender equality in environmental protection.…”

Section: Gender Discrimination In Environmental Protectionmentioning

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The Coordination of Environmental Protection and Female Discrimination Based on the Concept of Affirmative Action

Liao

Liu

2023

IJERPH

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With the development of society, the chemical industry is expanding, and the hazy weather everywhere is becoming increasingly frequent, already affecting people’s lives and causing them to pay more attention to environmental issues. Therefore, this paper highlights the role of women in environmental protection by studying the coordination of environmental protection and female discrimination based on the concept of affirmative action. Through this study and a survey, we found that China has not yet realized that women’s participation in environmental protection plays a key role in improving the quality of our environment and the development of ecological civilization. However, we should clearly understand that environmental issues are not only personal, they are related to the survival and development of a country, and as a member of that country, both women and men should have the right and obligation to protect the environment. Therefore, this article discusses the concept and meaning of affirmative action and gender discrimination in the context of research on these concepts, discussing the problems and phenomena that women encounter in environmental protection. These include the system of women’s environmental protection, gender issues for women in society, and the unequal treatment from the Government based on some studies. Through the study and analysis of the system of women’s environmental protection, the role and position of women in this regard is summarized. Finally, it is suggested that, for the construction and development of ecological civilization in China, it is necessary to fully integrate ecological civilization into all aspects of society and pay attention to environmental protection issues. Therefore, we should pay attention to the role of women in environmental protection, provide corresponding policies, and actively encourage women to partake in environmental protection in order to build an environmentally friendly and resource-saving society together.

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Section: Gender Discrimination In Environmental Protectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Coordination of Environmental Protection and Female Discrimination Based on the Concept of Affirmative Action

Liao

Liu

2023

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“…Recommendations to address gender inequalities include working toward a paradigm shift to eradicate the structural obstacles underlying the problem in the region ( 16 ). A comprehensive and multilevel approach to confront the power dynamics underpinning gender inequities in the various socio-cultural systems is much needed ( 67 ).…”

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Malnutrition and gender disparities in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: The need for action

Jabbour

Khalil²,

Ronzoni³

et al. 2023

Front. Nutr.

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Malnutrition takes a heavy toll on the populations of the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), with gender related socioeconomic risk factors impacting undernutrition and obesity in both women and men. This perspective article, a derivative of a report by the World Health Organization, reviews the scientific literature on the effect of gender on malnutrition related outcomes in the EMR. Results revealed that biological and gender-related socioeconomic risk factors play a role for undernutrition and obesity in both women and men. Malnutrition can be negatively influenced by gender-biased cultural standards, habits, structural determinants, differential exposures, and health system gaps. This can result, for example, in women tending to focus on familial and household related needs, at the expense of their own health and physical mobility and on suffering more food insecurity, undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies and obesity compared to men in the EMR. Conflict and crisis situations negatively affect both genders, but generally put women at a higher risk of adverse. Women’s socially limited autonomy in mobility is also an obstacle to access to health services in the EMR, including those related to nutrition. Multi-level approaches are needed to address gender issues to enable a more equitable distribution of resources and reduce the impact of malnutrition in the EMR.

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“…11 Ensuring coverage for girls in UHC financing will require additional investments into financial protection and literacy and a radical revaluing of girls’ economic power and potential. 2 …”

Section: Rethinking Poverty and Health Decision-makingmentioning

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“…Since the September 2019 endorsement by UN member states of the UHC Political Declaration, we have seen calls for increased attention to adolescent health as a core element of UHC, and for a gender lens on UHC targets and goals. 1 , 2 Adolescent girls exist at a troubled intersection of discriminations based on gender and age, which is exacerbated by other structural inequalities for all too many girls and vulnerable adolescents. Drawing on Plan International’s extensive work with adolescent girls, we recommend a feminist reframing of girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) which centres their agency and decision-making beyond the point of health services.…”

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The importance of power and agency in a universal health coverage agenda for adolescent girls

Ricker

Ashmore

2020

Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters

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Women's rights will drive universal health coverage

Cited by 3 publications

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The Coordination of Environmental Protection and Female Discrimination Based on the Concept of Affirmative Action

The Coordination of Environmental Protection and Female Discrimination Based on the Concept of Affirmative Action

Malnutrition and gender disparities in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: The need for action

The importance of power and agency in a universal health coverage agenda for adolescent girls

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