Women's health
Directions for the 1980s
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15217468 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alice J Baumgart (Queen's University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 267-276 |
| Publication date | 1985-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Care For Women International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07399338509515701 |
| PMID | 3853561 |
| OpenAlex | W1982730486 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
The First International Women's Health Conference, held in Halifax in October 1984, offered the opportunity to assess recent progress in improving the health status of women and their participation in the provision of health care. This paper summarizes the main themes of the conference and suggests future directions. A prime concern of conference speakers was the impact on women of organized feminism and its culture critique of modern medicine. It was clear that a broader range of women's health issues and problems has been opened up for consideration and more appropriate and effective health services for women are being developed. Women are also having a stronger voice in creating the knowledge, structures and policies shaping health services. However, the vulnerability of women to the masculine face of society and orthodox medicine is still very evident in spheres such as medical science, the use of prescription drugs, occupational health, and the politics of health care financing. Thus, it is crucial to keep knocking away at the barriers that continue to separate women everywhere from the prospects of a sane and decent existence
Economic growth · Face (sociological concept · Feminism · Health care · Medical prescription · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Vulnerability (computing · Gender Studies · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Sex and Gender in Healthcare
| Highly cited | No |
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