BMJ 2001;323:1061-1063 ( 3 November )

Education and debate

Sex, gender, and health: the need for a new approach

Lesley Doyal, professor in health and social care. 

School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TZ

l.doyal@bristol.ac.uk

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The past two decades have seen considerable activism by women to improve the quality of their health and health care. Recently men too have begun to draw attention to the negative implications of "maleness" for their health. There is an increasing danger that these campaigns could be drawn into conflict with each other as they compete for public sympathy and scarce resources. If conflict is to be avoided there needs to be a much clearer understanding of the impact of both sex and gender on health. This can then provide the foundation for gender sensitive policies that take seriously the needs of both women and men.

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