Gender equity issues in evolutionary perspective

Author(s):  
Bobbi S Low
2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-49
Author(s):  
Stella Nordhagen ◽  
Aubrey Bauck ◽  
David Doledec

Background: Vitamin A supplementation (VAS) is currently implemented in over 80 countries worldwide, but little attention has been paid to gender equity in the design or implementation of these programs. Objective: This article describes the ways in which gender equity can impact or be impacted by VAS programs and suggests ways to ensure these programs better support gender equity in the future. Methods: We undertook a desk review of research on gender equity in health services and extrapolated findings to VAS, highlighting gender equity issues throughout the VAS implementation process and across delivery platform types. We also amassed secondary data on VAS coverage from 45 surveys in 13 countries and analyzed it to examine differences in VAS coverage between boys and girls. Results: Despite few significant differences in coverage between boys and girls, we identify numerous ways in which gender equity can impact or be impacted by VAS programs, including through the choice of VAS distributors and the communication materials used to promote VAS campaigns. Examining these different entry points reveals that there are several missed opportunities for better integration of gender within VAS. Conclusions: VAS program implementers and policymakers should revisit VAS approaches to identify opportunities for advancing gender equity through this wide-reaching platform.


2020 ◽  
Vol 57 (8) ◽  
pp. 1767-1772
Author(s):  
Frances J. Milliken ◽  
Madeline K. Kneeland ◽  
Elinor Flynn
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2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-13
Author(s):  
Lois Elfman
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1998 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan J. Ashford ◽  
Nancy P. Rothbard ◽  
Sandy Kristin Piderit ◽  
Jane E. Dutton

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-38
Author(s):  
Vasyl Zhukovskyi ◽  
Olha Kostiuk

AbstractThe article deals with the issue of educational preconditions of gender education formation and development in Canadian secondary schools. On the basis of conducted scientific and pedagogical literature analysis it has been determined that gender education has undergone three main stages and is currently developing during its fourth, modern period.The research is focused on different aspects of gender education in Canadian schools, namely the objectives, principles, methods, content and means. The transformation dynamics of the aforementioned gender education dimensions at each stage has been examined. It has been concluded that the objectives of gender education in Canadian secondary schools have considerably evolved since 1960’s; the methods and means of teaching students about gender have become more versatile and relevant to the requirements of the present-day informational technology society; the content of gender education has extended its scope. The provision of gender education in secondary educational establishments in Canada has transformed from a haphazard “add women and stir” approach to a more consistent manner, which demands availability of certain policies (gender equity policy, anti-discrimination policy, safe schools policy) and codes of conduct in action at schools; integration of gender equity issues into different subject courses across the curriculum, as well as introducing separate fully-fledged courses, like “Women’s Studies”, “Men’s Studies”, “Gender Studies”.


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