<p>Lecture, four hours. Preparation: completion of core MPH curriculum. Masters students in other degree programs should have completed their core requirements. Doctoral students should have completed at least one year of doctoral coursework. Focus on relationships among gender inequality, restrictive gender norms, and health. Examination of evidence pulled together by World Health Organization (WHO) Commission on social determinants of health and others on how gender inequality and restrictive gender norms impact health across sexes and genders. Examination of evidence on extent of gender inequality in other social determinants of health globally including education, work, and poverty. Focus on policies to improve health. Discussion of examples of policy and programmatic approaches to inequalities in education, work, family, and other spheres. Students have opportunity to dive deeper into area of choice. S/U or letter grading.</p>

Health Policy and Management

The school aims to build health and equity, and to drive positive change for all people. The school acts on this mission through initiatives in three core areas: education, discovery, and service.

Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health

The department aims to advance the effectiveness, efficiency, and equity of health services for both personal and population health.

General Catalog

Social Policy and Health: Case for Gender

HLTPOL284

4 units