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Gender and Global Health explores and explains theoretical, empirical and applied approaches to and perspectives on gender and global health. It adopts a critical approach to gender and aims to train you to understand how gender identities determine our health and wellbeing on a local and global level. The module will illustrate and discuss current global debates and issues in gender and health, and provide you with a strong theoretical basis from which to conduct gender transformational research and interventions on global health.

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By taking this module, you will:

· Acquire the knowledge to understand the relationships between gender structures, identities and health and what impact these may have on the design and delivery of health interventions.

· Learn how to articulate and apply a range of gender theories and to critically discuss commonly used terms and paradigms.

· Develop the ability to de-naturalize gender structures, identities and problems, and explain more subtle forms of gender inequality.

· Understand and articulate a gender transformative approach to gender and health.

· The module is open to students on the MSc/PG Dip Global Health and Development, other ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûMSc/PG Dip students, Taster course students and Short course students.

Lectures will cover key theoretical issues and debates that concern gender and global health such as policy, social structures, categories, gender violence and reproductive health. You will be expected to read two essential readings for each lecture and to participate in the tutorial activities. Essential readings and supplementary material for the lectures and seminars will be available on Moodle.

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Selected reading list:

• Eileen Yam, Martha Silva, Malini Ranganthan, Jamila White, Tonija Hope and Chandra L Ford (2021) . Time to take critical race theory seriously: moving beyond a colour-blind gender lens in global health.ÌýThe Lancet Global Health 9(4) e389-e390.
• Segato, Rita Laura and Pedro Monque (2021). Gender and Coloniality: From Low-Intensity Communal Patriarchy to High-Intensity Colonial-Modern Patriarchy. Hypatia 36(4):781-799
• Connell, Raewyn. (2012). Gender, health and theory: Conceptualizing the issue, in local and world perspective. Social Science and Medicine 16 (7): 1675-1683.