Women, Patriarchy and Health Inequalities: The Urgent Need to Reorient Our Systems

Matheson, Anna; Kidd, Jacquie; Came, Heather

doi:10.3390/ijerph18094472

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“…When prevalence estimates suggest that people who identify as women have different burdens of oral disease compared with people who identify as men, the focus on genetic/biological explanations obscures the importance of sexism based on patriarchy, and how it works through and with other systems of oppression for gender‐based oral health inequities 17–19 . Moreover, the binary understanding of sexual identity erases gender and sexual minorities.…”

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“…4,16 When prevalence estimates suggest that people who identify as women have different burdens of oral disease compared with people who identify as men, the focus on genetic/biological explanations obscures the importance of sexism based on patriarchy, and how it works through and with other systems of oppression for gender-based oral health inequities. [17][18][19] Moreover, the binary understanding of sexual identity erases gender and sexual minorities. Whenever such classificatory systems are used to merely group study participants and determine the frequency of adverse oral health conditions among them, an opportunity to analyse how they are inextricably linked with racism, sexism and classism in contextually-specific ways is missed.…”

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Conceptualizing inequities and oppression in oral health research

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Bastos

Jamieson

et al. 2023

Comm Dent Oral Epid

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Major sociohistorical processes have profound effects on oral health, with impacts experienced through structural oppression manifested in policies and practices across the lifespan. Structural oppression drives oral health inequities and impacts population‐level oral health. In this global perspective paper, we challenge old assumptions about oral health inequities, address misleading conceptualizations in their description and operation and reframe oral health through the lens of intersecting systems of oppression. Furthermore, we emphasize the need for oral health researchers to explore causal pathways through which oppression harms oral health and engage in social science concepts to understand the root causes of oral health inequities fully. Finally, we call on policymakers, dental scholars and decision makers to consider health equity in all policies and to take a systems‐oriented approach to effectively address oral health inequities.

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Section: Oppre Ss Ion R Acis M Discrimination and Their Rel Ati On ...mentioning

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Conceptualizing inequities and oppression in oral health research

Fleming

Bastos

Jamieson

et al. 2023

Comm Dent Oral Epid

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“…Part of this may be because there are more systemic issues at play impacting women, which umbrella above the individual psychosocial and demographical characteristics of women. This would suggest that the impact of the pandemic on women’s mental health is influenced not only by individual characteristics and experiences, but also by more systemic issues such as the influences of patriarchy and capitalism that are known to negatively impact women [ 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 ].…”

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The Impact of COVID-19 Related Distress on Antenatal Depression in Australia

Frankham

Thorsteinsson

Bartik

2023

IJERPH

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Globally, the impact of COVID-19 on mental health has been significant. Pregnant women are known to be a vulnerable population in relation to mental health. In Australia, there was an unprecedented demand during the pandemic for mental health services, including services for pregnant women. Maternal mental health has unique and enduring features that can significantly shape a child’s overall development and poor maternal mental health can have considerable social and economic costs. This cross-sectional study evaluated symptoms of antenatal depression and COVID-19-related distress in a sample of two hundred and sixty-nine pregnant women residing in Australia aged between 20 and 43 (M = 31.79, SD = 4.58), as part of a larger study. Social media advertising was used to recruit participants between September 2020 and November 2021. Prevalence rates for antenatal depression were found to be higher in this study (16.4%) compared with previous Australian prevalence rates (7%). COVID-19 distress in relation to having a baby during a COVID-19 outbreak significantly predicted symptoms of antenatal depression, B = 1.46, p < 0.001. Results from this study suggest that mothers and families may have increased mental health vulnerabilities as a consequence of the pandemic for some time yet.

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“…One was that there were significantly more females in the “emotional abuse” group. Therefore, “emotional abuse” may result from gender inequity, which is a common manifestation of Chinese patriarchal culture that causes females (women and girls) to experience more discrimination than respect (Jin, 2010; Matheson et al, 2021; Takahashi et al, 2022; Thomas & Longden, 2013). Another finding was that individuals who had experienced childhood sexual abuse were more likely to be in a romantic relationship (Brotto et al, 2016).…”

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Symptoms mediate the relationship between childhood trauma and non‐suicidal self‐injury: A hospital‐based study of adolescents with mood disorder

Zhou

Zhang

et al. 2023

Asia-Pacific Psychiatry

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BackgroundChildhood trauma has a significant impact on the development of adolescents, which may lead to interpersonal and psychological problems. Determining the incidence and consequences of childhood trauma in psychiatric clinical practice is of great significance.MethodsA survey was conducted among adolescents with mood disorders. Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), the Adolescent Non‐Suicidal‐Self‐Injury Behavior Function Assessment Scale (ANBFAS) and a series of psychological scales were filled face to face. Path analysis was used to examine the causation structure of childhood trauma‐related symptoms.ResultsA total of 117 participants (74.5%) had experienced at least one type of trauma. Interpersonal and psychological features of adolescent patients with childhood trauma were detailed in this study. The path analysis model showed that the relationships between childhood trauma and NSSI were mediated by depressive symptoms and thinking disorders, respectively, whereas depressive symptoms individually mediated the correlation between childhood trauma and sleep disturbances in adolescent patients with psychiatric disorders (χ2/df = 1.23).ConclusionFor adolescent patients with childhood trauma, psychological counseling for interpersonal relationships should start with families and peers. It is important to treat their depressive symptoms and thinking disorders and alleviate NSSI behavior and sleep disorders.

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Women, Patriarchy and Health Inequalities: The Urgent Need to Reorient Our Systems

Abstract: This Special Issue is entitled “Women, patriarchy, and health inequalities: an unresolved issue” [...]

Cited by 15 publications

References 14 publications

Conceptualizing inequities and oppression in oral health research

Conceptualizing inequities and oppression in oral health research

The Impact of COVID-19 Related Distress on Antenatal Depression in Australia

Symptoms mediate the relationship between childhood trauma and non‐suicidal self‐injury: A hospital‐based study of adolescents with mood disorder

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