Reproductive Health and Gender Equality : Method, Measurement, and Implications.

Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Overview -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 What is Women's Reproductive Health? -- 1.3 Theoretical Perspectives -- 2 Theoretical Explanations of the Proposed Model -- 2.1 Women's Human Rights and Reproductive Health -- 2.2 Gender Equality and Women's Reproductive Health -- 2.3 Maternal-Child Health Care and Women's Reproductive Health -- 2.4 Economic Development and Gender Equality -- 2.5 Political Development and Gender Equality -- 2.6 Economic Development and Women's Human Rights -- 2.7 Political Development and Women's Human Rights -- 2.8 Economic Development and Maternal-Child Care -- 2.9 Political Development and Maternal-Child Care -- 3 Measurement of the Variables -- 3.1 Indicators and Scales of Women's Reproductive Health -- 3.2 Indicators of Exogenous Variables -- 3.3 Data Sources -- 4 Findings and Analysis -- 4.1 Descriptive Statistics -- 4.2 Measurement Model -- 4.3 Structural Model -- 4.4 Alternative Model -- 5 Regional Variations -- 5.1 Regional Variations in Women's Reproductive Health Indicators -- 5.2 Cluster Analysis -- 5.3 OLS Estimates of Regional Variations -- 5.4 The sub-Saharan Africa Dilemma -- 6 Discussion and Implications -- 6.1 Enhancing Gender Equality Approach to Women's Reproductive Health -- 6.2 Engendering Social Policies in Light of Women's Reproductive Health -- 6.3 Limitations of the Study -- 6.4 Summary -- Appendix A Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Targets, and Indicators -- Appendix B Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen, 26 August 1789 -- Appendix C Chronology of International Conferences on Gender Equality, Women's Rights -- Appendix D Women's Human Rights and Reproductive Rights.

Appendix E Developing Countries in Regional Aggregates -- Appendix F Reproductive Health among Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons List of Selected Websites -- Appendix G Global Gag Rule Timeline -- Appendix H President Obama's Memorandum (January 23, 2009) -- Appendix I List of Selected Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) Women's Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights -- Appendix J Countries in Major World Aggregates -- Appendix K Countries or Areas in Income Aggregates -- Bibliography -- Index.

Reproductive Health and Gender Equality offers a much needed empirical study of women's reproductive health. The author challenges the prevailing bioscience and public health models by linking women's reproductive health to gender equality measures and development policies. The results will be of interest to researchers, professionals and students interested in women's health issues, gender/women's studies and human rights.

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