Feminist Global Health Policy

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Feminist Global Health Policy

Addressing Health Inequalities through an Intersectional Perspective

Feminism and feminist theory

Author: Hannah Eger

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Collection: BestMasters

Language: English

Published by: Springer VS

Published on: 5th January 2024

Format: LCP-protected ePub

ISBN: 9783658434977


Introduction

Health inequalities, primarily driven by the structural determinants of health, are a major concern towards the global goal of health for all. A feminist global health policy has the potential to address the unequal distribution of power and to dismantle these imbalances.

Approach and Framework

The prioritisation of intersectional, holistic, human rights-based approaches intends to advance health equality and reproductive justice. This research examined the contours and potentials of a feminist global health policy by developing a framework.

Methodology

Online focus groups were conducted with participants affiliated to either the global-academic or local-activist level, envisaging global representation.

Framework and Key Actors

The elaborated framework provides a nexus between the global and the local level, by entailing universal principles as well as recommendations and sensitivity for context-specific adaptations. Community and policymakers are identified as key actors.

Conclusion

This research aims to stimulate a debate on feminist global health policy and the potential of this framework with regard to health equality and reproductive justice.

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