What is the UK Gender Duty and why is it linked to men's health?

Emerging from contemporary UK equality policy, the Gender Duty is not ostensibly about health, although men's health groups are keen to use it to bring about improvements in the health of men. Nevertheless, the status of men's health as an inequality is contentious and any links to equalit...

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Published inCritical public health Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 121 - 126
Main Author Branney, Peter
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 01.06.2012
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Equality
equality policy
Gender Duty
Gender equity
Health
Health care policy
Health inequality
Health Problems
Human rights
Inequality
Left Wing Politics
Legislation
Males
masculinities
Masculinity
Men's health
Mens health
Sex
Single Equality Act
United Kingdom
United Kingdom > UK
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Summary:Emerging from contemporary UK equality policy, the Gender Duty is not ostensibly about health, although men's health groups are keen to use it to bring about improvements in the health of men. Nevertheless, the status of men's health as an inequality is contentious and any links to equality policy should not be left unquestioned. In this article, I try to develop a critical but supportive perspective regarding the potential of equality legislation for improving men's health by describing the Gender Duty and exploring the links between equality and human rights and men's health.
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ISSN:0958-1596
1469-3682
DOI:10.1080/09581596.2011.646955