Reflections on Gender Violence in the South African Public Health Agenda

Rachel Jewkes
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Rachel Jewkes: Gender and Health Group, Medical Research Council, South Africa

Development, 2001, vol. 44, issue 3, 64-68

Abstract: Rachel Jewkes discusses how gender has come to be a major concern of the health sector, describing some of the key influences on the policy arena over the past decade which have contributed to gender based violence being incorporated into public policy. Jewkes discusses the activities within the health sector to counter gender violence, as well as challenges and dilemmas which these pose. Development (2001) 44, 64–68. doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1110264

Date: 2001
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