WUNRN
USA - GENDER NORMS: A KEY TO
IMPROVING HEALTH & WELLNESS AMONG BLACK WOMEN & GIRLS
Direct Link to Full 16-Page 2013
Report:
Black adolescent girls and young women face special barriers related to both race and gender, which have immense effects on their health, achievement and life outcomes. This is especially the case for low-income Black girls, who have added challenges associated with poverty. "Gender" goes beyond physical biology to refer to the rules, customs, beliefs and expectations for being a woman or man, as well as the inherent inequities of power and privilege usually associated with these practices.
