A sample of 1,373 high school students revealed that girls (63%) were four times more likely than boys (16%) to be attempting to reduce weight through exercise and caloric intake reduction. Boys were three times more likely than girls to be trying to gain weight (28% versus 9%). The cultural ideal for body shape for men versus women continues to favor slender women and athletic, V-shaped muscul...

Abstract This article analyzes the effects of COVID-19 on women and girls. It examines policy responses to pandemic crisis its implications women, peace, security (WPS) agenda in postwar Nepal Sri Lanka. Building our previous work Lanka, we rely secondary studies, news sources, governmental nongovernmental organization reports social media from March 2020 through 2022 demonstrate argument that ...

BACKGROUND With emphasis on policy implications, the main objective of this study was to estimate the numbers of two main groups affected by FGM/C in Norway: 1) those already subjected to FGM/C and therefore potentially in need for health care and 2) those at risk of FGM/C and consequently the target of preventive and protective measures. Special attention has been paid to type III as it is ass...

153 THE AMERICAN MEDICAL WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION (AMWA) is a community of physicians, residents, and medical students who advocate for women’s rights to health and wellness centered on evidence-based data rather than political or religious beliefs. Thus, AMWA is most interested in establishing and advocating for health standards that allow girls and women to achieve their optimal potential in all a...

The potential menstrual hygiene management barriers faced by adolescent girls and women in workplace environments in low- and middle-income countries has been under addressed in research, programming and policy. Despite global efforts to reduce poverty among women in such contexts, there has been insufficient attention to the water and sanitation related barriers, specifically in relation to ma...

Throughout their lives, women provide for their own and their children's and grandchildren's needs and thus must minimize their risk of incurring physical harm. Alliances with individuals who will assist them in attaining these goals increase their probability of survival and reproductive success. High status in the community enhances access to physical resources and valuable allies. Kin, a mat...