Welfare and Health and inequality

Gender Impact on a Person 's Health and Wellbeing

Introduction

Healthcare has become an important issue for people across the globe Most countries including the United States and the UK have identified the issue of health and wellbeing of people as the prime concern . It has been noticed that gender acts as a determinant for the better understanding of many areas of health and wellbeing of people . Existing health care policies in the world focus on women . They are often subjected to desertion , discrimination and abuse that result in the deterioration

of their health condition . The social , environmental economical , biological and medical factors associated with gender discrimination largely influence health and wellbeing of a person

Financial Insecurity

Financial security is a major social indicator that determines the health and wellbeing of a person . Financial security is essential for everyone because of the requirements and responsibilities in life . It includes home ownership , education and household income . Not surprisingly , financial security differs between men and women

The social context of women 's lives suggests that they tend to have less financial security then men . It has been attributed to reduced work force participation , poor access to education and additional responsibility of family and kids . Many women can be seen doing part-time and casual work because of these responsibilities (Paolisso and Leslie , 1995 ,

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Research studies say that there is a relationship between people 's socio-economic background and the quality of their health . The health of people from poor socio-economic backgrounds is worse than that of people from higher socio-economic backgrounds . This is evident in diseases and death rates (Digby and John , 1998 ,

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Gender discrimination rate is much higher among people from lower socio-economic background . That badly affects women from this background . They often live in poor conditions and do not even get the basic amenities . They hardly get any access to proper health services and medical facilities

Unequal wage plays an important role in the deterioration of women 's health . Despite the advances of women in many areas , women labourers earn a lower rate of pay than their male counterparts . The main reasons behind this pay inequality are differences between men and women 's qualifications and skill set , occupations and experience . Several poor families are managed by women . Not only they manage their home , but also they bring up their children with many difficulties . They face more problems because of low income and limited resources . Most of them take extra strain to earn more money . These issues badly affect their health conditions

Dependence on Drugs

Effects of drug use and abuse are wide-ranging . While some drugs bring health benefits to certain people , some of these drugs can be abused Illicit drug use is rampant in most parts of the world . In Britain the large-scale migration of Asian and Africans increased the drug use and abuse . Although both men and women use and abuse drugs differently the effects of drugs are severe on women . Women 's use of illicit drugs...