GENDER LAW AND HEALTH: international perspectives

Book Details

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• Editors: Sita Vanka & Rekha Pande

• Language: English

• Cover: Hardcover

• ISBN: 9788131609873

• Pages: 228

About the Book

This volume presents interdisciplinary perspectives on the crucial intersection of gender, law, and health. Aimed at scholars, professionals, and researchers, the book examines the gender-specific issues relating to legal frameworks and health policies, covering global perspectives on these matters. It reflects on the United Nations' efforts to eliminate gender discrimination and promote gender equality, with particular attention to legal rights, health strategies, and empowerment programs that have been adopted worldwide. The book takes a human rights perspective, emphasizing the role of law in safeguarding women's rights in India and other parts of the world.

The book is divided into two key themes: gender and law and gender and health, providing case studies, research papers, and theoretical insights. Topics like female foeticide, maternity benefits, and gender dynamics in health are addressed in depth. Various articles explore the implementation of laws across different countries, such as Brazil's Maria da Penha Law and India's Gender Stereotyping and Legislation, as well as health-related studies, such as the gender dynamics of tuberculosis treatment and mental health impacts from political violence.

Contents

Gender and Law

1. Female Foeticide, Law and Technological Development in India: A Human Rights Perspective / Y. Vishnupriya

2. Feminist Perspective on Maternity Benefits: Disparities in the Law / Neeta Khurana

3. Unwritten Customary Law of the Khasis: A Gender Perspective / Charis Mine P. Khonglah

4. The Implementation of Maria da Penha Law in Brazil: The Courts' Perspective / Isadora Vier Machado

5. Women in Turkey at the Intersection of Social Ethics and Law: A Perspective / Zeynep Engin

6. Customary Law and Status of Women: A Study of Hmar Community of North-East India / Ruth Lalsiemsang Buongpui

7. Gender-Specific Problems of Refugees: A Case Study of Tibetan Women Refugee / Chime Youdon

8. Gender Stereotyping and Indian Legislation: An Illustrative Analysis / Suvarna Pravin Damle

Gender and Health

9. Breaking the Magical Spell: An Analysis of the Emancipation of Female Sexuality in Literary Work / Smrity Sharma

10. Gender Dynamics and Adherence to Tuberculosis Treatment among Co-Infected Patients in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana / Hannah Benedicta Taylor-Abdulai, Patricia Akweongo, Philip Baba Adongo

11. Gender Differences in Perceived Health Status of Family Care-Givers of Frail Elderly: A Study in Japan and South Korea / Jung Nim Kim

12. Gender-Based Sexual and Reproductive Health among Urban Adolescent Students: A Study in Hyderabad, India / Varalakshmi Manchana

13. Stress Amongst Destitute Women and its Impact on Their Health: A Study in Guwahati, Assam / Sabiha Alam Choudhury

14. Social Life of AIDS-Affected (HIV Positive) Women in Kashmir: An Empirical Analysis in India / Khalida Gull

15. Political Violence: Its Impact on Women's Mental Health in India / Mousumi Mahanta

16. Parenting Cross-Cultural and Mixed-Race Children: A Perspective / Antoinette Zloty

17. Female Body in Everyday Life: A Perspective on the Respect and Control for Women in Society / Madhabi Maity

18. Baby Factories: An Emerging Form of Violence against Women and a Violation of Women and Children's Rights / Jessica Ezekiel-Hart

19. Maternal Health of Women under National Rural Health Mission: A Study in the Central Region Districts of Odisha / Ranjit Kumar Dehury & Jagatabandhu Mohapatra

20. Shedding Shyness: A Perspective from Tamil Nadu / Josephine Selle Jeyanathan & A. Shenbagavalli

About the Editors

Sita Vanka is a Senior Professor at the School of Management Studies, University of Hyderabad, and also holds a joint professorship in Women’s Studies at the same institution. With over three decades of experience in management, education, human resources, entrepreneurship, and women’s studies, she has published six books and over sixty research papers. She has traveled globally for academic engagements.

Rekha Pande is the Head of the Centre for Women’s Studies and a Professor at the Department of History, University of Hyderabad. She is a founding member of two Women’s Studies Centres and has contributed extensively to feminist scholarship with over 150 publications. Pande has been involved in organizing major international conferences and served in editorial roles for prominent feminist journals.