PSY 399 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Obstetric Fistula, Global Mental Health, Interrupt
7 May 2018
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Murphy, Being born
female is dangerous to
your health.
● Assessments five years and more after the Cairo and Beijing
conferences note that still not there
○ Some successes at global, regional and national levels,
but not full translations
● Lack of consensus on gender concepts and strategies, limited
data, and inadequate funding
○ Hampered efforts to integrate a gender perspective into
health and development efforts
○ Political controversy over what is meant by
reproductive health continues unabated
● ICPD Program of Action is a 20-year plan; it will take
considerable time to see significant and sustained change
○ Particularly in countries where there is extreme gender
inequity
● International donors need to increase their spending in this
area and to put pressure on governments
○ To fully implement the ICPD program
● Measures of women’s contributions to their societies and of
the losses incurred by women’s poor health are also needed
○ Clear and measurable indicators of success in
implementing the ICPD Program of Action
● Renewed understanding of and commitment to gender equity
by all in fields of:
○ Reproductive health and mental health, including
psychologists
● Ensure WHO’s “complete physical, mental and social well-
being” definition of reproductive health reflected in reforms
○ Ensure that those reforms do not undermine
implementation of the ICPD Program of Action
● World is finally realizing the oppression of women and
terrible toll such oppression takes on their:
○ Physical and emotional health, chances to realize their
intellectual and social potential
● Time for human rights, public and mental health groups to
make improving women’s lives a common cause
○ Psychologists working internationally or in the United
States play many roles through which they can make
professional contributions to gender equity as a focus
or principle
McFarlane, D.
Women’s status and
● Gender inequalities occur everywhere globally
○ Women and girls are poorer, less educated, more prone
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Document Summary
Murphy, being born female is dangerous to your health. Assessments five years and more after the cairo and beijing conferences note that still not there. Some successes at global, regional and national levels, but not full translations. Lack of consensus on gender concepts and strategies, limited data, and inadequate funding. Hampered efforts to integrate a gender perspective into health and development efforts. Political controversy over what is meant by reproductive health continues unabated. Icpd program of action is a 20-year plan; it will take considerable time to see significant and sustained change. Particularly in countries where there is extreme gender inequity. International donors need to increase their spending in this area and to put pressure on governments. Measures of women"s contributions to their societies and of the losses incurred by women"s poor health are also needed. Clear and measurable indicators of success in implementing the icpd program of action.
