Occupational Segregation, Gender Essentialism and Male Primacy as Major Barriers to Equity in HIV Care Giving: Findings from Lesotho


 
Language:

English

Authors:

Newman CJ, Fogarty L, Makoae LN, Reavely E

Series/Journal Title:

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volume:

10

Issue:

24

Pages:

39

Description:

In 2008 the Capacity Project partnered with the Lesotho Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in a study of the gender dynamics of HIV/AIDS caregiving in three districts of Lesotho to account for men’s absence in HIV/AIDS caregiving and investigate ways in which they might be recruited into the community and home-based care workforce. [from abstract]

Subject

Geographic Focus

Resource Type