Global and Local Perspectives in Health
1600 word BSc Public Health Undergraduate
- Using evidence from at least 3 course readings (primary or supplementary), together with further readings from outside this module, defend or refute the following statement: “Locally and globally, women suffer from gender inequality”. In your answer, please consider access to education, opportunity and skill development, and/or lack of recognition for unpaid work in contributing to the household economy.
Course Readings;
- Fawole, Olufunmilayo I (2008) ‘Economic Violence To Women and Girls’, Trauma, violence and abuse, pp. 1-11
As further reading, please review:
- CSDH (2008) ‘Gender equity’, Closing the gap in a generation. Health equity through action on the social determinants of health. Final Report. Geneva; WHO, p
- Kabeer, N. (2005) Gender equality and women’s empowerment: A critical analysis of the third millennium development goal 1, Gender & Development, 13:1, 13-24
- Kidder, T and Raworth, K (2004) “’Good jobs’ and hidden costs: Women workers documenting the price of precarious employment” Gender and development, vol. 12(2): 12-21
We will look at this extra reading in class:
- Emejulu and Bassel (2017) Women of colour’s anti austerity activism, In S Cooper and D Whyte (eds) The Violence of Austerity, London: Pluto Press