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Gender Inequality in Health Care

Gender Inequality in Health Care There are three issues to consider when we think about women and mental health. • Are women more likely to suffer mental health problems? This depends on the kind of mental illness. Women are more likely to suffer depression and anxiety. However, severe mental disorders are equally common in both sexes, and […]

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Gender and mental health

Gender and mental health Gender inequality is a term used to describe the different way in which men’s and women’s position, roles, rights and powers in a community are practised. In other sections of this manual, you will have read about some of the more serious consequences of the weaker position of women in our society, such […]

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Gender and drinking

Gender and drinking Problem drinking is typically seen as a ‘man’s’ problem. It is true that the majority of problem drinkers are men. However, women are also vulnerable. In many societies, problem drinking is becoming commoner in women. Drinking can affect women differently from men: • Women are more vulnerable to the poisonous effects of […]

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Gender and sexual problems

Gender and sexual problems In many places, a woman typically does not have the same control over her body and sexual life as her male partner. She may not be able to choose if and when she has sex. She may have to have sex whenever her partner desires, and yet may not feel free […]

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Gender and suicide

Women are more likely to suffer from depression and the social stresses that can make a person unhappy. Thus women are more likely to attempt suicide. However, the risk of death by suicide is usually higher in men. This is particularly the case for older men with a drinking problem who are living alone or […]

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