From Harvard: The Women's Healthcare Empowerment Model as a Catalyst for Change in Developing Countries

Health Care Women Int. 2014 Jun 19:0. [Epub ahead of print]

The Women's Healthcare Empowerment Model as a Catalyst for Change in Developing Countries.

Mitroi LR1, Sahak M, Sherzai AZ, Sherzai D.

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• 1a Harvard College , Cambridge , Massachusetts , USA.

Abstract

Abstract Women's empowerment has been attempted through a number of different fields including the realms of politics, finance, and education, yet none of these domains are as promising as healthcare. Here we review preliminary work in this domain and introduce a model for women's empowerment through involvement in healthcare, titled the "women's healthcare empowerment model." Principles upon which our model is built include: acknowledging the appropriate definition of empowerment within the cultural context, creating a women's network for communication, integrating local culture and tradition into training women, and increasing the capability of women to care for their children and other women.