Engendering the bureaucracy? Challenges and opportunities for mainstreaming gender in Ministries of Health under sector-wide approaches

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 141-149

  Theobald, Sally ^a   Tolhurst, Rachel ^a   Elsey, Helen ^b   Standing, Helen ^c,d  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^d Institute of Development Studies   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bureaucracy; Focal points; Gender equity; Gender mainstreaming; SWAps

Indexed keywords

GENDER; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SKILL;

AFRICA; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 18344362631     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czi019     Document Type: Review

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