What makes women sick : gender and the political economy of health

Doyal, L

What makes women sick : gender and the political economy of health - Basingstoke : Macmillan, 1995

Key text (CCPC)

In Sickness & in health ; Hazards of hearth & home ; Safe sex? ; Regulating reproduction ; A Labour of love ; Waged work & well-being ; Abusing women ; Women's movements for health ; Bibliography

Draws on a range of disciplines to highlight the limitations of medical models in understanding global patterns of health & disease in women. Examines the impact of sexuality, fertility control, reproduction, domestic labour & waged work on women's well-being.

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Women's Health
Social Medicine
Gender Identity
Womens Health
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