Globalization, Women, and Health in the Twenty-First Century (eBook)

ILONA KICKBUSH is Professor of Public Health at Yale University, USA.KARI HARTWIG is Assistant Clinical Professor of Public Health at Yale University, USA.JUSTIN LIST is currently a medical student at the University of Illinois-Chicago, USA.

Preface; M.Stewart Introduction; I.Kickbusch & J.List PART 1: FORCES OF GLOBALIZATION IN GENDER AND HEALTH Understanding Gender, Health and Globalization: Opportunities and Challenges; L.Doyal Ethical and Religious Traditions: Do They Have a Role in Shaping Actions and Relationships at the Interface of Gender, Health and Globalization?; L.Sowle Cahill PART II: ENGENDERING POLITICS OF RESISTANCE AND ECONOMIC TRADE: IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH Trade Liberalization and Gender Movements; C.Grown In Perspective; W.Harcourt & M.Maskey Politics of Resistance for Health; J.Spiegel & C.Lee Andruske In Perspective; G.Lewando-Hundt & M.Inhorn Gender, Health and Globalization: A Critical Social Movement Perspective; M.Desai In Perspective; J.Simbengavi & L.Acero PART III: CASE STUDIES: AIDS, TOBACCO AND SETTING THE WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH AGENDA A Comfortable Home: Globalization and Changing Gender Roles in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS; J.Csete (Human Rights Watch) In Perspective; T.Kaijage & M.Tan Opening a Global Gold Mine: Globalization, Gender and Transnational Tobacco Companies; J.Collin In Perspective; N.Hirschhorn, S.Aguinaga Bialous Women's Health Research: Getting onto the Agenda; V.N.Salgado de Snyder In Perspective: Case for Women's Health Research in the United States: Grassroots Efforts, Legislative Changes, and Scientific Development; C.Mazure Gender in Public Health Research and Policies in Germany and Europe; U.Maschewsky-Schneider Looking Forward Through the Rearview Mirror: Challenges and Opportunities Coming into the 21st Century; K.Hartwig