Gender norms as health harms: reclaiming a life course perspective on sexual and reproductive health and rights

Despite their demographic significance and the lifetime impact of gender disparities on their health and rights, women considered older than reproductive age are excluded from most investments in global public health. While development policies linking human rights with access to sexual and reproductive healthcare have yielded progress towards improving the status of women and girls, older women have not benefited from these initiatives. Yet as women grow older, they experience a range of health conditions rooted in their reproductive biology – from ageing with fistula, to cervical and breast cancers.
Source: Reproductive Health Matters - Category: Global & Universal Authors: Tags: FEATURE Source Type: research