Missing knowledge of gendered power relations among non-governmental organisations doing right to health work: a case study from South Africa
| dc.contributor.author | Fontes Marx, Mayara | |
| dc.contributor.author | London, Leslie | |
| dc.contributor.author | Müller, Alex | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-10T06:08:58Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-09-10T06:08:58Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-08-30 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2018-09-02T03:18:30Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background Despite 20 years of democracy, South Africa still suffers from profound health inequalities. Gender roles and norms are associated with individuals’ vulnerability that lead to ill-health. For instance, gender inequality influences women’s access to health care and women’s agency to make health-related decisions. This paper explores gender-awareness and inclusivity in organisations that advocate for the right to health in South Africa, and analyses how this knowledge impacts their work? Methods In total, 10 in-depth interviews were conducted with members of The Learning Network for Health and Human Rights (LN), a network of universities and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) which is explicitly committed to advancing the right to health, but not explicitly gendered in its orientation. Results The results show that there is a discrepancy in knowledge around gender and gendered power relations between LN members. This discrepancy in understanding gendered power relations suggests that gender is ‘rendered invisible’ within the LN, which impacts the way the LN advocates for the right to health. Conclusions Even organizations that work on health rights of women might be unaware of the possibility of gender invisibility within their organisational structures. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Fontes Marx, M., London, L., & Müller, A. (2018). Missing knowledge of gendered power relations among non-governmental organisations doing right to health work: a case study from South Africa. <i>BMC International Health and Human Rights</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28443 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Fontes Marx, Mayara, Leslie London, and Alex Müller "Missing knowledge of gendered power relations among non-governmental organisations doing right to health work: a case study from South Africa." <i>BMC International Health and Human Rights</i> (2018) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28443 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Marx, M. F., London, L., & Müller, A. (2018). Missing knowledge of gendered power relations among non-governmental organisations doing right to health work: a case study from South Africa. BMC international health and human rights, 18(1), 33. | |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Fontes Marx, Mayara AU - London, Leslie AU - Müller, Alex AB - Background Despite 20 years of democracy, South Africa still suffers from profound health inequalities. Gender roles and norms are associated with individuals’ vulnerability that lead to ill-health. For instance, gender inequality influences women’s access to health care and women’s agency to make health-related decisions. This paper explores gender-awareness and inclusivity in organisations that advocate for the right to health in South Africa, and analyses how this knowledge impacts their work? Methods In total, 10 in-depth interviews were conducted with members of The Learning Network for Health and Human Rights (LN), a network of universities and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) which is explicitly committed to advancing the right to health, but not explicitly gendered in its orientation. Results The results show that there is a discrepancy in knowledge around gender and gendered power relations between LN members. This discrepancy in understanding gendered power relations suggests that gender is ‘rendered invisible’ within the LN, which impacts the way the LN advocates for the right to health. Conclusions Even organizations that work on health rights of women might be unaware of the possibility of gender invisibility within their organisational structures. DA - 2018-08-30 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - BMC International Health and Human Rights LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2018 T1 - Missing knowledge of gendered power relations among non-governmental organisations doing right to health work: a case study from South Africa TI - Missing knowledge of gendered power relations among non-governmental organisations doing right to health work: a case study from South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28443 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12914-018-0172-4 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28443 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Fontes Marx M, London L, Müller A. Missing knowledge of gendered power relations among non-governmental organisations doing right to health work: a case study from South Africa. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 2018; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28443. | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | BioMed Central | |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Psychology | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Humanities | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.rights.holder | The Author(s). | |
| dc.source | BMC International Health and Human Rights | |
| dc.source.uri | https://bmcinthealthhumrights.biomedcentral.com/ | |
| dc.subject.other | Civil society organisations | |
| dc.subject.other | Gender invisibility | |
| dc.subject.other | Gender inequality | |
| dc.subject.other | Health and human rights | |
| dc.subject.other | Gender | |
| dc.subject.other | women’s health | |
| dc.title | Missing knowledge of gendered power relations among non-governmental organisations doing right to health work: a case study from South Africa | |
| dc.type | Journal Article | |
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