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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
arts and humanities
Intersectionality and gender mainstreaming in international health: Using a feminist participatory action research process to analyse voices and debates from the global south and north
Social Science and Medicine, Volume 74, No. 11, Year 2012
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Critiques of gender mainstreaming (GM) as the officially agreed strategy to promote gender equity in health internationally have reached a critical mass. There has been a notable lack of dialogue between gender advocates in the global north and south, from policy and practice, governments and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). This paper contributes to the debate on the shape of future action for gender equity in health, by uniquely bringing together the voices of disparate actors, first heard in a series of four seminars held during 2008 and 2009, involving almost 200 participants from 15 different country contexts. The series used (Feminist) Participatory Action Research (FPAR) methodology to create a productive dialogue on the developing theory around GM and the at times disconnected empirical experience of policy and practice. We analyse the debates and experiences shared at the seminar series using concrete, context specific examples from research, advocacy, policy and programme development perspectives, as presented by participants from southern and northern settings, including Kenya, Mozambique, India, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Canada and Australia.Focussing on key discussions around sexualities and (dis)ability and their interactions with gender, we explore issues around intersectionality across the five key themes for research and action identified by participants: 1) Addressing the disconnect between gender mainstreaming praxis and contemporary feminist theory; 2) Developing appropriate analysis methodologies; 3) Developing a coherent theory of change; 4) Seeking resolution to the dilemmas and uncertainties around the 'place' of men and boys in GM as a feminist project; and 5) Developing a politics of intersectionality. We conclude that there needs to be a coherent and inclusive strategic direction to improve policy and practice for promoting gender equity in health which requires the full and equal participation of practitioners and policy makers working alongside their academic partners. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Tolhurst, Rachel J.
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Leach, Beryl
United Kingdom, London
Panos Instit
Price, Janet
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Independent Activist and Academic
Robinson, Jude E.
United Kingdom, Liverpool
University of Liverpool
Ettore, Elizabeth
United Kingdom, Liverpool
University of Liverpool
Scott-Samuel, Alex
United Kingdom, Liverpool
University of Liverpool
Kilonzo, Nduku
Kenya, Nairobi
Liverpool Vct
Sabuni, Louis Paluku
Congo
The Leprosy Mission International
Robertson, Steve
United Kingdom, Leeds
Leeds Beckett University
Kapilashrami, Anuj
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh
Bristow, Katie
United Kingdom, Liverpool
University of Liverpool
Lang, Raymond
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Romao, Francelina
Mozambique, Maputo
Government of Mozambique Ministry of Health
Theobald, Sally Jane
United Kingdom, Liverpool
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Statistics
Citations: 87
Authors: 14
Affiliations: 10
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.08.025
ISSN:
02779536
e-ISSN:
18735347
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Locations
Congo
Kenya
Mozambique
Participants Gender
Male