The document discusses the importance of considering intersectionality when examining health inequalities. It notes that focusing only on single categories like gender or ethnicity fails to account for the way multiple social statuses intersect and impact health outcomes. The analysis calls for moving beyond single-axis thinking to consider how gender, sexuality, ethnicity and other factors combine and interact in shaping health inequalities.
The document discusses the importance of considering intersectionality when examining health inequalities. It notes that focusing only on single categories like gender or ethnicity fails to account for the way multiple social statuses intersect and impact health outcomes. The analysis calls for moving beyond single-axis thinking to consider how gender, sexuality, ethnicity and other factors combine and interact in shaping health inequalities.
The document discusses the importance of considering intersectionality when examining health inequalities. It notes that focusing only on single categories like gender or ethnicity fails to account for the way multiple social statuses intersect and impact health outcomes. The analysis calls for moving beyond single-axis thinking to consider how gender, sexuality, ethnicity and other factors combine and interact in shaping health inequalities.