Feminist Political Economy of Health: Current Perspectives and Future Directions
Feminist political economy of health is a term that has emerged as a result of research that has combined and connected a feminist political economy lens with a focus on health disparities of women. This paper provides an overview of the literature from the work of feminist medical sociologists and...
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| description | Feminist political economy of health is a term that has emerged as a result of research that has combined and connected a feminist political economy lens with a focus on health disparities of women. This paper provides an overview of the literature from the work of feminist medical sociologists and feminist health scholars that have shaped the concept of feminist political economy of health. The analysis indicates that while women have experienced health inequities inside the healthcare system, there are also significant health disparities that are experienced outside the healthcare system due to women’s social, economic, political, and cultural conditions. Given that there are dual crises with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as social movements pushing for change, further work that uses intersectional approaches is advocated. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-03f2c2ec3d4943eabe058c583e16a1042023-12-11T17:55:28ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322021-02-019223310.3390/healthcare9020233Feminist Political Economy of Health: Current Perspectives and Future DirectionsIffath Unissa Syed0Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), Institute for Pandemics, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5T 3M6, CanadaFeminist political economy of health is a term that has emerged as a result of research that has combined and connected a feminist political economy lens with a focus on health disparities of women. This paper provides an overview of the literature from the work of feminist medical sociologists and feminist health scholars that have shaped the concept of feminist political economy of health. The analysis indicates that while women have experienced health inequities inside the healthcare system, there are also significant health disparities that are experienced outside the healthcare system due to women’s social, economic, political, and cultural conditions. Given that there are dual crises with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as social movements pushing for change, further work that uses intersectional approaches is advocated.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/2/233health policysocial policysociologyfeminist health studiesfeminist epistemology |
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| title | Feminist Political Economy of Health: Current Perspectives and Future Directions |
| title_full | Feminist Political Economy of Health: Current Perspectives and Future Directions |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Feminist Political Economy of Health: Current Perspectives and Future Directions |
| title_short | Feminist Political Economy of Health: Current Perspectives and Future Directions |
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| topic | health policy social policy sociology feminist health studies feminist epistemology |
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