Gender and Human Resources for Health Papers: Four Publications from the Capacity Project
Many factors affect a country's ability to implement quality health programs, including barriers related to gender. The Capacity Project (2004-2009) worked to building human resources for health in a manner that promotes gender equity. Gender roles, responsibilities, division of labor and relative social status are associated with barriers that can lead to shortages or decreased performance and productivity of both female and male health workers.
To understand and respond to gender-related inequalities affecting women's and men's full participation in the health labor market, the Project focused systematically on both men and women in planning, developing and supporting a country's health workforce.
To learn more about the Project's gender work, please read the following new publications:
Addressing Gender Inequality in Human Resources for Health <http://www.capacityproject.org/images/stories/files/legacyseries_4.pdf> (Legacy Brief)
Reviews how the Project addressed gender discrimination and inequality in HRH through its institutional mechanisms, approaches and tools as well as in country-level implementation.
Conceptual and Practical Foundations of Gender and Human Resources for Health <http://www.capacityproject.org/images/stories/files/foundations_gender_hrh.pdf> (Resource Paper)
Presents what the Capacity Project learned about various forms of gender discrimination and how they serve as barriers to health workforce participation, and offers global recommendations for future action through health workforce policy, planning, development and support.
Workplace Violence and Gender Discrimination in the Health Sector in
Rwanda <http://www.capacityproject.org/images/stories/files/researchbrief_1.pdf> (Research Brief)
Presents the research findings, summarizes results and lessons learned and describes how research was used to promote policy change and program response to workplace violence and discrimination.
Alleviating the Burden of Responsibility: Men as Providers of
Community-Based HIV/AIDS Care and Support in Lesotho
<http://www.capacityproject.org/images/stories/files/researchbrief_2.pdf
(Research Brief)
Presents the research and results of a study of men as providers of HIV/AIDS care and describes how research was used to promote policy change and program response In Lesotho.
Alleviating the Burden of Responsibility: Report on a Study of Men as Providers of Community-Based HIV/AIDS Care and Support in Lesotho <http://www.capacityproject.org/images/stories/files/study_of_men_as_providers_of_care_lesotho.pdf> (Resource Paper)
This study demonstrates a range of perspectives about gender and HIV/AIDS care from those participating in and potentially affected by health care initiatives, and makes recommendations for increasing the number of male community-based providers of HIV/AIDS care.
For additional information about the Capacity Project's gender work, please visit:
http://www.capacityproject.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=44
Jennifer Solomon
Communications Specialist
The Capacity Project
IntraHealth International
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