Negotiating power relations, gender equality, and collective agency: are village health committees transformative social spaces in northern India?

Negotiating power relations, gender equality, and collective agency: are village health committees transformative social spaces in northern India?

Abstract Background Participatory health initiatives ideally support progressive social change and stronger collective agency for marginalized groups. However, this empowering potential is often limited by inequalities within communities and between communities and outside actors (i.e. government of...

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Main Authors: Kerry Scott, Asha S. George, Steven A. Harvey, Shinjini Mondal, Gupteswar Patel, Kabir Sheikh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
Village health committee
Participation
Agency
Gender
Power
Social spaces
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-017-0580-4

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