Women’s Health

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Women’s Health

Measurement

Sex-specific death rates (deaths/1000): Matlab children 1-4 born 1981-82

Proportion visiting health care provider in previous 3 months: Matlab, 1996-97 Visits unrelated to pregnancy

Percent unable to perform specified ADL, by sex Matlab 1996-97

Options and Access

Human Development

More developed countries (MDC)

Less developed countries (LDC)

Human Development Index, 1991

Human Development Index, 1991

Ratio of female HDI to male HDI

Human Development Index, Female/Male 1991

Disadvantages of women

Role of women

Distribution of resources

Lessons learned

Mother’s role

Teaching children

Socialization for inequality

Circumcision

Family planning

Benefits to women

More benefits

More benefits

Costs to women

More costs

Author: Jane Menken

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