#Healthsystems and #Gender (a thread)⬇️⬇️
I'm going to start a thread sharing readings, news and general information about the importance of thinking about gender in #hpsr
I will be updating as I read and learn more, feel free to interact and share your opinion. #globalhealth
"Gender is often neglected in health systems, yet health systems are not gender neutral. Gender is a key social stratifier, affecting health system needs, experiences and outcomes at all levels." …https://health-policy-systems.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12961-018-0338-5
Gendered health systems: evidence from low- and middle-income countries

Gender is often neglected in health systems, yet health systems are not gender neutral. Within health systems research, gender analysis seeks to understand how gender power relations create inequit...

https://health-policy-systems.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12961-018-0338-5
⬆️ Morgan et al. explores Gendered health systems: evidence from low- and middle-income countries.
"These studies emphasise that there is a need for analysing how gender intersects with other social identifiers, such as age and ethnic/migrant status, to influence health outcomes, access to services and experience at health facilities...
... and also how the salience of each particular stratifier depends on the context and should not be assumed a priori"
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