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Informationen zum Autor Gisele Maynard-Tucker is research scholar at the Center for the Study of Women at University of California, Los Angeles. Klappentext Based on twenty-five years of fieldwork, Rural Women's Sexuality, Reproductive Health, and Illiteracy: A Critical Perspective on Development examines rural women's behaviors towards health in several developing countries. These women are confronted with many factors: gender inequalities, violence from partners, and lack of economic independence. The book also gives insight into the general weakness of the health systems in place and questions the progress of numerous international conferences ICPD (International Conference on Population and Development) and MDGs (Millennium Development Goals) along with WHO (The World Health Organization) Frame Work for Action, UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) and CEDAW (Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women) all supporting women's empowerment as related to violence, education, and reproductive health. Chapters provide numerous concrete examples and vignettes describing constraints on women in a variety of countries related to their intimate lives and their struggle between traditional and modern medicine. Widely practiced clandestine sex work is a challenge to HIV/AIDS programs. The book examines the women who choose clandestine sex work and their clients' sexual behavior and attitudes toward prostitution and HIV prevention. It also explores the negotiations between promiscuous, migratory men, and the ties of sexuality and fertility that women use to tie them to a male partner. The book argues for effective delivery of healthcare programs accompanied by multi-lateral responses from the civil society, governments, donors and agencies. Rural Women's Sexuality, Reproductive Health, and Illiteracy is a useful resource scholars, as well as consultants and staff working in development agencies and public health. Zusammenfassung Rural Women's Sexuality! Reproductive Health! and Illiteracy examines the intimate lives of women in the developing world! their sexuality! and views on family planning and gender inequality. Providing insights on cultural traditions and understanding of modern medicine! it is essential for public health and anthropology scholars and practitioners. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: International Development and Rural HealthChapter 2: Peru: First Experience in the FieldChapter 3: Haiti: The ChallengeChapter 4: Africa: Women's ConditionsChapter 5: Indonesia and Morocco: Birthing Huts and Self-MedicationChapter 6: Madagascar, Senegal, and India: Sex WorkChapter 7: Nepal and Madagascar: Broadening the Reach of HealthConclusion: Lessons Learned?...
