HLTC05H3 Study Guide - Parental Leave, Gender Analysis, Asthma
Document Summary
Canada has been instrumental in reducing trafficking of women through child tax benefits and parental leave. Other sites of action include (federal plan for gender inequality) promoting affordable house, reducing violence against women, enhancing their economic participation, child care programs, addressing health needs of marginalized women. Womens health strategy to improve state of knowledge on women health and to support development of health services gender based analysis. Addressing major issues women"s poverty, discrimination against women, migrants and coloured, inappropriate and inadequate health services. More attention needs to be paid to health consequences of male gender roles in male dominant communities. Mainstreaming gender analysis or gender sensitive care (health services tailored to meet needs of gender) Yes, because female gender roles require women to be responsible for disproportionate amounts of domestic labour, socialization of children and kin work, labour market leading to role conflict between family and work demands.
