Mainstreaming Gender in the Health Sector

Improvement in health remains a challenge for all. However, the problem is more acute for women. Furthermore, the low status of women in less developed countries has been identified as a major obstacle to development. This book is the result of consensus built up in a series of workshops in different regions of the Commonwealth on what is the most effective way of applying Gender Management System principles and methodology to the health sector. The differing contexts of financial, human and other resources explored in this manual will assist other countries in adapting mainstreaming to their own particular circumstances.