Gender-based disparities East/West: rethinking the burden of care in the United States and Taiwan.
When feminist bioethicists express concerns about health-related gender disparities, they raise considerations about justice and gender that traditional bioethicists have either not raised or raised somewhat weakly. In this article, I first provide a feminist analysis of long-term healthcare by and for women in the United States and women in Taiwan. Next, I make the case that, on average, elderly US and Taiwanese women fare less well in long-term care contexts than do elderly US and Taiwanese men. Finally, I explore some suggested practical remedies to reduce gender disparities in long-term care contexts.
Tong
Rosemarie
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Philosophy, Charlotte, North Carolina 28223, United States. rotong@uncc.edu
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017028:Caregivers / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011287:Prejudice; D013624:Taiwan; D014481:United States