The necessary gender perspective for the analysis of health problems

Abstract

This work begins with the difference between sex and gender, then show that the contrasts in the field of health between men and women can be explained: by the construction of gender of consultants and health service providers, by the structure of the services themselves of health (which also reflects gender constructions), and by the reproduction of gender patterns through education and research. The work shows the need to include a gender perspective in health research.