For those of you who believe that women’s rights and gender equity can be MORE than just some radical far-away notion, we are very proud to introduce MEDSIN’s newest campaign…

…The Gender Equity Campaign…

…set up in order to promote awareness of gender issues relating to health.

about us

We believe that ALL people, in ALL countries, should have access to high quality healthcare REGARDLESS of their gender.

This does not mean that men and women should be treated EXACTLY the same; instead, we should…

• APPRECIATE differences between men and women
• IDENTIFY ways in which their health statuses and outcomes differ, and,
• ACT accordingly

In most societies, women have lower social status than men, leading to an international neglect of women’s health. As a result, a lot of our work will focus on women’s issues. HOWEVER, we will also be discussing inequalities that MEN experience in health. And we already even have a MAN in our group!

topics

This year we hope to hold events on a wide range of issues, including...

...Maternal Health..."worldwide nearly 15% of adult women’s deaths occur during maternity"... (CHANGE)

...Gender and HIV/AIDS..."norms related to masculinity, i.e. homophobia, stigmatizes men having sex with men, and makes them and their partners vulnerable to HIV"... (WHO)

...Female Genital Mutilation..."as many as 6,500 girls are at risk of female genital mutilation within the UK every year"...(FORWARD UK)

get involved!

If you want an introduction to the subject then try this editorial from The Lancet from 2005 (click here).

For more information or to get involved with our activities, please email genderequity.ucl@googlemail.com. We’d love to hear from you!

last updated : october 3rd 2010