Being born female is dangerous for your health
Being born female is dangerous for your health
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DOI：
10.1037/0003-066x.58.3.205
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发表时间：
2003-03-01
影响因子：
16.4
通讯作者：
Murphy, EM
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作者：
Murphy, EM
在这篇文章中，作者探讨了性别不平等如何表现在不良的生殖和心理健康结果，包括意外怀孕，不安全堕胎，孕产妇死亡率，性传播感染，抑郁症和心身症状。简要介绍了1994年联合国一次具有里程碑意义的会议，强调两性不平等对妇女生殖健康产生不利影响，特别是在发展中国家，并跟踪了会议建议的执行情况。虽然人们越来越认识到压迫对妇女的身心健康以及她们的智力和社会潜力造成的损害，但在实现平等目标方面的进展是不平衡和缓慢的。心理学家作为一个群体发挥着许多作用，例如，在研究，教育，政策，法律，通信，工业，国际发展和私人执业，通过这些，他们可以作出专业贡献，性别平等作为一个焦点或基本原则。
In this article, the author explores how gender inequity is manifested in poor reproductive and mental health outcomes, including unwanted pregnancy, unsafe abortion, maternal mortality, sexually transmitted infections, depression, and psychosomatic symptoms. Briefly described is a landmark 1994 United Nations conference emphasizing that gender inequity adversely affects women's reproductive health, particularly in developing countries, and the implementation of its recommendations is tracked. Although there is increased recognition of oppression's toll on women's physical and emotional health as well as their intellectual and social potential, progress toward equity goals is uneven and slow. Psychologists as a group play many roles-for example, in research, education, policy, law, communications, industry, international development, and private practice-through which they can make professional contributions to gender equity as a focus or underlying principle.