The presence of women in the practice of medicine extends back to ancient times; however, up until the last few decades, women have comprised only a small perce

This volume brings together leading researchers from a variety of disciplines to examine three areas: health disparities and inequity due to gender, the specifi

Research on gender inequity in international health in both low- and high-income countries.

In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differenc

What can be done about the poor state of global health? How are global health challenges intimately linked to the global political economy and to issues of soci