Gender Equality in Science, Medicine, and Global Health: Where Are We At and Why Does It Matter?

Geordan Shannon; Melanie Jansen; Kate Williams; Carlos Caceres; Angelica Motta; Aloyce Odhiambo; Alie Eleveld; Jenevieve Mannell

doi:10.1017/9781108692137.005

Gender Equality in Science, Medicine, and Global Health: Where Are We At and Why Does It Matter?

Geordan Shannon
, Melanie Jansen
, Kate Williams
, Carlos Caceres
, Angelica Motta
, Aloyce Odhiambo
, Alie Eleveld
, Jenevieve Mannell

School of Public Health and Administration

University College London
Children's Health Queensland
Marie Stopes International
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Safe Water and AIDS Project

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Abstract

We are in the midst of a gender reckoning in the fields of science, medicine, and global health (Clark et al., 2017). Four contemporary social movements have helped shape the global gender and health landscape: online movements against violence, including #MeToo and #NiUnaMenos; intersectional feminism; the evolving recognition of men and masculinities; and the global trans rights movement. These movements are transforming the health sciences, forcing us to grapple with “questions of agency, vulnerability, and the dynamic and changing realities of gendered power relations” (Hilhorst et al., 2018: online). We are living through transformative and challenging times.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Global Health
Subtitle of host publication	Ethical Challenges
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Pages	76-85
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9781108692137
ISBN (Print)	9781108728713
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108692137.005
State	Published - 1 Jan 2021

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 5 Gender Equality
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

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