Health and well-being for women and girls is linked to their social circumstances, which are strongly mediated by gender norms and roles. Sex differences are recognized to be important in moderating physical health (Peters et al., Citation2015). But gender inequality keeps women poor, makes them more susceptible to violence and illness, and limits their access to education and health care (Davidson et al., Citation2011). We are excited to be hosting a session at our upcoming conference, Moving Women's Health Forward: Mainstreaming Gender into Global Women's Health Programming (http://icowhi.org/pre-conference-session/). This session will explore the role and importance of gender in women's global health programming. By incorporating gender into health programming, the session seeks to understand how gender power relations lead to inequities in health between and among men and women. We look forward to seeing you in Baltimore very soon.
References
- Peters, S. A., Huxley, R. R., Sattar, N., & Woodward, M. (2015). Sex differences in the excess risk of cardiovascular diseases associated with type 2 diabetes: Potential explanations and clinical implications. Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports, 9(7), 1–7.
- Davidson, P. M., McGrath, S. J., Meleis, A. I., Stern, P., DiGiacomo, M., Dharmendra, T., Messias, D. K. (2011). The health of women and girls determines the health and well-being of our modern world: A white paper from the International Council on Women's Health Issues. Health Care for Women International, 32(10), 870–886.
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