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In 1994, BRAC, the world's largest NGO, made headlines by putting
women's rights centre stage in Bangladesh, one of the poorest
countries in the world. The Gender Quality Action Learning (GQAL)
Programme was one of the very first large-scale efforts to
mainstream gender equality and aimed to weave objectives of gender
equality throughout its own microfinance, education and health
services. Advancing Gender Equality in Bangladesh describes the
history, implementation, and outcome of this major 20-year
initiative and discusses the lessons learnt throughout the fight to
achieve gender equality outcomes in an effort to provide a tangible
framework for future organizations interested in promoting gender
equality and social inclusion. At a time when many gender equality
programmes are still relatively young, this book offers a unique
opportunity to track 20 years of intervention within a theoretical
and cultural context and provides a platform for ongoing discussion
about the roles of empowerment and gender transformation as agents
for social change. This book provides an in-depth analysis of how
strategies for change have operated in practice and will be of
considerable interest to students, researchers and practitioners of
international development, gender studies and social justice theory
as well as those interested in a new practical methodology of the
gender role framework.
Experiences of health and illness are fundamental to how we
understand ourselves, and the postmodern obsession with body image
has made health even more significant in identity formation. The
study of subjective experiences of health and illness can also
provide a challenge to traditional objective medical knowledge and,
given current healthcare interest in user involvement, can
highlight the need for change in health service provision.
This book explores the interplay between identity and health,
private and public, mind and body. Drawing on new material, and
using and exploring innovative biographical and narrative methods,
it covers a broad range of identities in relation to health and
illness, including race, religion, ethnicity, disability, age, body
image, sexuality and gender.
Identity and Health will be of great interest to academics,
researchers and students of sociology, medical anthropology, health
and psychology.
At a time when some corporate women leaders are advocating for
their aspiring sisters to 'lean in' for a bigger piece of the
existing pie, this book puts the spotlight on the deep structures
of organizational culture that hold gender inequality in place.
Gender at Work: Theory and Practice for 21st Century Organizations
makes a compelling case that transforming the unspoken, informal
institutional norms that perpetuate gender inequality in
organizations is key to achieving gender equitable outcomes for
all. The book is based on the authors' interviews with 30 leaders
who broke new ground on gender equality in organizations,
international case studies crafted from consultations and
organizational evaluations, and lessons from nearly fifteen years
of experience of Gender at Work, a learning collaborative of 30
gender equality experts. From the Dalit women's groups in India who
fought structural discrimination in the largest 'right to work'
program in the world, to the intrepid activists who challenged the
powerful members of the UN Security Council to define mass rape as
a tactic of war, the trajectories and analysis in this book will
inspire readers to understand and chip away at the deep structures
of gender discrimination in organizational policies, practices and
outcomes. Designed for practitioners, policy makers, donors,
students and researchers looking at gender, development and
organizational change, this book offers readers a widely tested
tool of analysis - the Gender at Work Analytical Framework - to
assess the often invisible structures of gender bias in
organizations and to map desired strategies and change processes.
Modern medicine is a powerful institution. With the help of highly
developed drugs and surgical techniques, it promises to relieve
suffering, improve the quality of life and extend the life-span.
Conversely, it is expensive for the governments, insurance
companies and individuals who pay for it and sometimes appears to
be insensitive to the needs of those for whom it provides. And
while recent restructuring of health care delivery services has
provided medical practitioners with new challenges, there has been
very little consideration of the range of pressures that they now
face.
"Challenging Medicine" offers a lively re-appraisal of the current
changes to the health service and analyses their effects on the
status and practice of health professionals. It also provides
original debate on the challenges posed from within medicine from
nurses and managers and alternative practitioners, and from outside
by self-help groups, the women's movement and the media.
Edited and written by experienced medical sociologists,
"Challenging Medicine "will continue to provide a text for medical
sociology students and for health care professionals in training
and in practice.
Modern medicine is a powerful institution. With the help of highly
developed drugs and surgical techniques, it promises to relieve
suffering, improve the quality of life and extend the life-span.
Conversely, it is expensive for the governments, insurance
companies and individuals who pay for it and sometimes appears to
be insensitive to the needs of those for whom it provides. And
while recent restructuring of health care delivery services has
provided medical practitioners with new challenges, there has been
very little consideration of the range of pressures that they now
face.
"Challenging Medicine" offers a lively re-appraisal of the current
changes to the health service and analyses their effects on the
status and practice of health professionals. It also provides
original debate on the challenges posed from within medicine from
nurses and managers and alternative practitioners, and from outside
by self-help groups, the women's movement and the media.
Edited and written by experienced medical sociologists,
"Challenging Medicine "will continue to provide a text for medical
sociology students and for health care professionals in training
and in practice.
In 1994, BRAC, the world's largest NGO, made headlines by putting
women's rights centre stage in Bangladesh, one of the poorest
countries in the world. The Gender Quality Action Learning (GQAL)
Programme was one of the very first large-scale efforts to
mainstream gender equality and aimed to weave objectives of gender
equality throughout its own microfinance, education and health
services. Advancing Gender Equality in Bangladesh describes the
history, implementation, and outcome of this major 20-year
initiative and discusses the lessons learnt throughout the fight to
achieve gender equality outcomes in an effort to provide a tangible
framework for future organizations interested in promoting gender
equality and social inclusion. At a time when many gender equality
programmes are still relatively young, this book offers a unique
opportunity to track 20 years of intervention within a theoretical
and cultural context and provides a platform for ongoing discussion
about the roles of empowerment and gender transformation as agents
for social change. This book provides an in-depth analysis of how
strategies for change have operated in practice and will be of
considerable interest to students, researchers and practitioners of
international development, gender studies and social justice theory
as well as those interested in a new practical methodology of the
gender role framework.
Experiences of health and illness are fundamental to how we
understand ourselves, and the postmodern obsession with body image
has made health even more significant in identity formation. The
study of subjective experiences of health and illness can also
provide a challenge to traditional objective medical knowledge and,
given current healthcare interest in user involvement, can
highlight the need for change in health service provision.
This book explores the interplay between identity and health,
private and public, mind and body. Drawing on new material, and
using and exploring innovative biographical and narrative methods,
it covers a broad range of identities in relation to health and
illness, including race, religion, ethnicity, disability, age, body
image, sexuality and gender.
Identity and Health will be of great interest to academics,
researchers and students of sociology, medical anthropology, health
and psychology.
Significant concerns about the poor health and prevalence of chronic illness amongst a number of ethnic minority populations have led to heightened debates about how best to improve the situation. For some the answer is to see their experiences as part of the general social class inequality in health, but recent evidence questions the extent to which social class can explain the variations in health which ethnic minorities experience. Researching the Cultural Differences in Health offers a range of accounts of how people in ethnic minority groups perceive and manage their illness. Some of the chapters focus on Bangladeshi, and other South Asian groups, as well as Afro-Caribbeans and Irish people. The illness conditions discussed include diabetes, hypertension, sickle-cell disorder, mental illness and coronary heart disease. This book will provide invaluable reading for those involved in providing health services for ethnic minorities, and all lecturers and students in medical and nursing education as well as those studying sociology and social administration. eBook available with sample pages: 0203219546
Significant concerns about the poor health and prevalence of
chronic illness amongst a number of ethnic minority populations
have led to heightened debates about how best to improve the
situation. For some the answer is to see their experiences as part
of the general social class inequality in health, but recent
evidence questions the extent to which social class can explain the
variations in health which ethnic minorities experience. This work
offers a range of accounts of how people in ethnic minority groups
perceive and manage their illness. Some of the chapters focus on
Bangladeshi, and other South Asian groups, as well as
Afro-Caribbeans and Irish people. The illnesses discussed include
diabetes, hypertension, sickle-cell disorder, mental illness and
coronary heart disease. This work should prove reading for those
involved in providing health services for ethnic minorities,
lecturers and students in medical and nursing education as well as
those studying sociology and social administration.
At a time when some corporate women leaders are advocating for
their aspiring sisters to 'lean in' for a bigger piece of the
existing pie, this book puts the spotlight on the deep structures
of organizational culture that hold gender inequality in place.
Gender at Work: Theory and Practice for 21st Century Organizations
makes a compelling case that transforming the unspoken, informal
institutional norms that perpetuate gender inequality in
organizations is key to achieving gender equitable outcomes for
all. The book is based on the authors' interviews with 30 leaders
who broke new ground on gender equality in organizations,
international case studies crafted from consultations and
organizational evaluations, and lessons from nearly fifteen years
of experience of Gender at Work, a learning collaborative of 30
gender equality experts. From the Dalit women's groups in India who
fought structural discrimination in the largest 'right to work'
program in the world, to the intrepid activists who challenged the
powerful members of the UN Security Council to define mass rape as
a tactic of war, the trajectories and analysis in this book will
inspire readers to understand and chip away at the deep structures
of gender discrimination in organizational policies, practices and
outcomes. Designed for practitioners, policy makers, donors,
students and researchers looking at gender, development and
organizational change, this book offers readers a widely tested
tool of analysis - the Gender at Work Analytical Framework - to
assess the often invisible structures of gender bias in
organizations and to map desired strategies and change processes.
This book is a simple straight forward humorous tool that you can
use to give yourself more courage more confidence and a positive
direction for your life. All the tools in this book are easy to
apply and are a lot of fun. In this book you will find simple
effective tools that will help you to: Learn how to eliminate that
self talk that is holding you back and keeping you down. Maintain a
positive empowered state. Learn the power of goals and the joy of
fear! Get excited about obstacles in your life instead of dreading
them. Find out how to ask yourself better quality questions. How to
use gratitude to open up a whole new world around you How to use
your emotions to give you power and how to recognise these emotions
How to forgive yourself for previous mistakes or behaviour How to
establish and work with your own beliefs How to give yourself
regular praise and rewards without guilt How to live fully in the
now and be excited by your life again.
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