It is well known that the health workforce composition is influenced by gender relations. However, little research has been done which examines the experiences of health workers through a gender lens, especially in fragile and post-conflict states. In these contexts, there may not only be opportunities to (re)shape occupational norms and responsibilities in the light […]
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This commentary accompanies a paper by Tamblyn and colleagues that presents evidence from a cross-sectional study that shows the presence of gender bias in the grant peer review process in Canadian health research funding. Notably, female applicants with past grant success rates equivalent to male applicants were given lower application scores by reviewers, and male […]
This article poses questions, challenges, and dilemmas for health system researchers striving to better understand how gender shapes accountability mechanisms, by critically examining the relationship between accountability and gender in health systems. It raises three key considerations, namely that: (1) power and inequities are centre stage: power relations are critical to both gender and accountability, […]
This brief describes how RinGs worked with the ReBUILD Research Programme Consortium to stimulate and embed gendered research within the partnership. It includes detail on how the collaboration fostered new ways of knowing and framing problems in health systems research. How it provided channels of capacity development on gender and intersectionality analysis. How it influenced […]
This brief explores ways in which male involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) could be strengthened in Nigeria. PMTCT services offered to women in Nigeria include: ante-natal care, basic information about HIV transmission and prevention; HIV counselling and testing; prevention of unintended pregnancy; and antiretroviral treatment. A lack of male involvement is considered a key challenge to the uptake of PMTCT. […]
Gender roles and relations play an important role in child health and nutritional status. While there is increasing recognition of the need to incorporate gender analysis in health planning and programme development, there has been relatively little attention paid to the gendered nature of child nutrition interventions. This qualitative study undertaken in rural Coastal Kenya […]
This poster summarizes the findings from a study on eye health in the Indian Sundarbans which analysed the role of gender and intersectionality in health. The scale of the issue Worldwide 6701 million people are visually impaired, 90% visually impaired people live in low to middle-income countries. India alone contributes 22% of the world’s visually impaired, while it is home to […]
This short video that summarizes the findings from a project exploring how gender cross cuts with other social determinants to influence eye health care seeking in India. The presentation was a part of a webinar exploring the role of gender in health systems. More information about the study can be found here. This video can also be […]
This short video summarizes the findings from a project which used Photovoice to explore gender and ethics among community health workers in rural Uganda. The presentation was a part of a webinar exploring the role of gender in health systems. More information about the study can be found here. This video is also available on YouTube. Multimedia | Health […]
Around 12.5% of the total population of Uganda are living with one form of disability. Maternal and newborn mortality remains unacceptably high. Most efforts to improve maternal, newborn and child health in Uganda have focused on access and quality of care for women in general, paying no attention to special populations like women with physical disabilities with a high likelihood of poor outcomes. […]