title: Women's health, men's health, and gender and health: implications of intersectionality.
abstract: Although intersectionality is now recognized in the context of women's health, men's health, and gender and health, its full implications for research, policy, and practice have not yet been interrogated. This paper investigates, from an intersectionality perspective, the common struggles within each field to confront the complex interplay of factors that shape health inequities. Drawing on developments within intersectionality scholarship and various sources of research and policy evidence (including examples from the field of HIV/AIDS), the paper demonstrates the methodological feasibility of intersectionality and in particular, the wide-ranging benefits of de-centering gender through intersectional analyses.
authors.affiliation: Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre, School of Public Policy and Institute for Intersectionality Research and Policy, 515 West Hastings Street, Suite 3271, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 5K3, Canada. oah@sfu.ca
authors.forename: Olena
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hankivsky
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054526:Men's Health; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011287:Prejudice; D012106:Research; D012737:Sex Factors; D016387:Women's Health