Taking a closer look at gender-transformative health promotion programming as a vehicle addressing gender-based inequities in health and care

Evidence Review

Year

2019

Author/s

Horgan, SA, Chen, S, Tuininga, T and Stuart, H.

CONTRIBUTING ORGANISATION/PUBLICATION

Global Health Promotion, Volume 27

SUMMARY

A scoping review was conducted to (a) highlight how, when and under what circumstances gender-transformative health promotion is applied in practice, and (b) critically assess the operationalization of gender-transformative health promotion principles in practice to develop a clearer understanding of potential barriers (both conceptual and practical) that may detract from the broader employment of gender-transformative health promotion as a mainstream programming approach. Specific recommendations, based on the findings of this review, are made in an effort to further the operationalization of gender-transformative health promotion as a mainstream health promotion approach, globally.

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