scholarly journals Gender Inequality and Environmental Well-Being: A Cross-National Investigation of Ecosystem Vitality and Environmental Health

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly F. Austin ◽  
Christel Banashek
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Environmental Health ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Education ◽  
Women's Status ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Women’S Status ◽  
Environment Index ◽  
Policy And Planning

<p><em>Ecofeminist perspectives assert that issues of gender and the environment are intertwined, where increasing women’s status will lead to more efficacious environmental policy and improved environmental conditions. We investigate the relationship between gender inequality and environmental well-being by employing a distinct set of indicators to better capture women’s status in relation to men across a variety of contexts (e.g.</em><em>,</em><em> health, economic, education, political), as well as a comprehensive environment index that includes a variety of ecological and environmental health measures. The results demonstrate that countries with higher levels of gender inequality are associated with poorer environmental well-being, net of other relevant factors. This lends support to the argument that addressing gender inequalities leads to better results for the environment and human health, and that women need to be included more prominently in environmental policy and planning. </em></p>

THE EFFECT OF WOMEN'S STATUS AND COMMUNITY ON THE GENDER DIFFERENTIAL IN CHILDREN'S NUTRITION IN INDIA

2011 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 513-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
SUNITA BOSE
Keyword(s):  
Adult Literacy ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Women's Status ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Supplemental Food ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Women’S Status ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Gender Differential

SummaryThis study uses the third National Family Health Survey (2005–06) in India to investigate whether differences in women's status, both at the individual and community levels, can explain the persistent gender differential in nutritional allocation among children. The results show that girls are less likely than boys to receive supplemental food and more likely to be malnourished. In general it appears that higher women's status within a community, as well as higher maternal status, have beneficial effects on a daughter's nutritional status. Further, the moderating effects of community appear to be more consistent and stronger than the individual-level characteristics. A positive relationship between the percentage of literate women in a community and the gender differential in malnutrition appears to be an exception to the general findings regarding the beneficial nature of women's status on a daughter's well-being, showing the need for more than just basic adult literacy drives in communities to overcome the problem of daughter neglect.

scholarly journals Aging, Care and Dependency in Multimorbidity: How Relationships Affect Older Bangladeshi Women’s Use of Homecare and Health Services

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Hamiduzzaman ◽  
Stacy Torres ◽  
Amber Fletcher ◽  
Md. Rezaul Islam ◽  
Jennene Greenhill
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Care Needs

AbstractRelationships are multidimensional, and we know little about how different facets of relationships affect how older patients’ with multimorbidity use homecare and health services. Social gerontology literature emphasizes the importance of care settings, gender inequalities, availability of health services, and affordability. However, the diversity of relationships and associated dependency in elder care remains underassessed. This qualitative study combining a demographic survey with interviews explores the relationship experiences of older women (age 60 years and over) with multimorbidity in homecare and health services utilization. Researchers contacted the Civil Surgeon of Sylhet District in Bangladesh to recruit study participants and conducted 33 interviews [11 staff members and 22 older women with multimorbidity]. Three domains of Axel Honneth’s theory of recognition and misrecognition [i.e. intimate, community, and legal relationships] underpin study findings. Data were analysed using critical thematic discourse analysis. Four themes, including seven relationship dimensions, emerged: the nature of caregiving; intimate affairs [marital marginalization and parent-children-in law dynamics]; alienation in peer-relationships and neighbourhood [siblings’ overlooking of women’s rights and needs, neighbourhood challenges such as ageism, and gender inequality in interactions]; and legal connections [ignorance of rights and missed communication]. Marginalization in family relationships, together with poor peer supports and a misrecognition of care needs from service providers, resulted in a lack of quality care for older women with multimorbidity. Understanding the complexities of older women’s relationships may assist in policy making with better attention to their health needs and deepen understanding of how gender inequality intersects with the cultural devaluation of older adults to reduce their well-being. Staff training on relationship building and counselling services for family caregivers and kin are essential to improve the quality of care for these women.

Women's status and child well-being: A state-level analysis

2006 ◽  
Vol 63 (12) ◽  
pp. 2999-3012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karestan C. Koenen ◽  
Alisa Lincoln ◽  
Allison Appleton
Keyword(s):  
State Level ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Women's Status ◽  
Women’S Status ◽  
Level Analysis

Examining the Role of National Context: Do Country Conditions During Childhood Impact Perpetration of Dating Violence in Emerging Adulthood?

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110435
Author(s):  
Maxine Davis ◽  
Bernadette Ombayo ◽  
Ohad Gilbar
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
National Level ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Criminal History ◽  
Women's Status ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Women’S Status ◽  
Status Of Women

The link between individual experiences in early childhood or adolescence years and future dating violence (DV) perpetration has been well established and explored across various populations. However, little is known on a worldwide scale, about the association between national conditions during childhood, like overall well-being or status of women in that nation, and perpetration of DV in emerging adulthood. Applying life-course theory and a socioecological framework to data from the International Dating Violence Study and country index scores, this study examines whether the overall well-being of a country during childhood affects the perpetration of DV in emerging adulthood. We also examine if the national status of women during childhood moderates the association between overall well-being of a country during childhood and DV perpetration in emerging adulthood, all while controlling for the individual effects of gender, violence approval, criminal history, neglect history, and anger management. The study’s sample size included 4,280 people from 19 countries. Men reported less likelihood of perpetrating DV compared to women. Cross national comparative analysis revealed a significant interaction effect between country well-being and women status on DV perpetration (β = 0.69, p < .05) at the national level. When women’s status was low or moderate, the well-being status showed an inverse effect on the probability of DV perpetration, but this direction switched in the face of high women’s status. Contrary to previous research, higher women status may contribute to increased intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration. Our findings underscore the existence of context-specific social conditions in relationship to IPV. Broad implications of the findings, potential explanations and directions for future research are discussed.

A Meta-Analysis of Gender Differences in Subjective Well-Being: Estimating Effect Sizes and Associations With Gender Inequality

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (9) ◽  
pp. 1491-1503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cassondra Batz-Barbarich ◽  
Louis Tay ◽  
Lauren Kuykendall ◽  
Ho Kwan Cheung
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Meta Analyses

Despite global gender inequalities, findings on gender differences in subjective well-being have been inconsistent. We conducted a meta-analysis on gender differences in subjective well-being to account for the type of subjective-well-being measure, sampling variability, and levels of national gender inequality from which samples are gathered. Based on 281 effect sizes for life satisfaction ( N = 1,001,802) and 264 for job satisfaction ( N = 341,949), results showed no significant gender differences in both types of subjective well-being. Supplementary meta-analyses found significantly lower job satisfaction, but not life satisfaction, in women for studies that used both life-satisfaction and job-satisfaction measures, and studies that relied on measures that previously demonstrated measurement equivalence. Using the Gender Inequality Index, we found that greater national gender inequality significantly predicts greater gender differences in job satisfaction, but not life satisfaction. We discuss the implications of these findings and the use of subjective well-being as a measure of societal progress.

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