Women's Global Health

Women's Global Health: Norms and State Policies is a comprehensive assessment of the health of women around the globe that will inform debates underway in the fields of ethics, women’s studies, and international studies. Through case studies of the United Nations, Sweden, the Nerthlands, Germany, Mozambique, Tanzania, the United States, Iran, Sri Lanka, and India, this book examines how the laws and policies of a nation-state affect women's health.

Chapter 1: Women's Global Health, Norms and State Policies
Lyn Boyd-Judson and Patrick James

Chapter 2: Gender Equity-United Nations
Closing the Gender Gap in Global Health: Norms, International Aid, and Outcomes for Women's Health
Debra L. DeLaet

Chapter 3: Prostitution and Trafficking-Sweden, Netherlands, and Germany
Social Norms and Policies on Prostitution and Trafficking: Swedish, Dutch, and German Evidence
Nadejda Marinova and Patrick James

Chapter 4: Abortion Legality-Mozambique and Tanzania
Morality, Legality, and Health: The Influence of the Grounds of Abortion Legality on Abortion-Related Health Issues
Laura Sjoberg

Chapter 5: Global Gag Rule on Abortion Speech-United States
US Family Planning Policy and Domestic Divisions: Implications for Women's Reproductive Health
Karen L. Baird

Chapter 6: Breastfeeding and the Role of the State-Iran
State Policies Restricting Access to Infant Formula: Ethics and Impact on Women's and Children's Health
Leah R. Perlman and Kathryn Roberts

Chapter 7: Government Cash Incentives for Institutional Deliveries-India
Ethics and Global Health Promotion: The Government-Sponsored Janani Suraksha Yojana Maternal Health Financing Scheme in India
Katherine Ba-Thike and Ayushi Gummadi

Chapter 8: Expanding Dimensions of Women's Health-Sri Lanka
'Beyond Reproduction': A New Shift in Women's Health in Sri Lanka?
Darshi Thoradeniya

Chapter 9: What Have We Learned?
Patrick James and Lyn Boyd-Judson