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There is an urgent need to reduce the social inequalities in health that affect women [Interview].
Women are more affected by economic insecurity than men. Health inequalities among women are significant: a female factory worker is three times more likely to die prematurely from...
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Sexist behavior during gynecological and obstetric care: the report by the High Council for Gender Equality.
The High Council for Equality has issued 26 recommendations to put an end to the sexism experienced by 44 women in gynecology and obstetrics.
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A multidisciplinary network to support at-risk youth [Interview].
In Haute-Garonne, a multidisciplinary network of professionals (educators, including an ethnoclinician, a medical anthropologist, psychiatrists, and others) provides support to medical...
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Troublesome teenagers?
The Orspere Samdarra Observatory on Mental Health, Vulnerabilities, and Society and the Max Weber Center, in collaboration with Le Vinatier Hospital (Lyon) and Lumière University –...
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Health in Action, September 2018, No. 445: Health Promotion in Schools: Improving the School Climate.
Is well-being in middle and high school closely linked to the school climate? The latest research confirms this, demonstrating the virtuous cycle that develops between a positive...
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Youth Empowerment [Introduction to the Feature].
This report focuses specifically on the empowerment of young people. Young people (who do not constitute a homogeneous group) face particular risks in terms of social exclusion, a lack...
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Empowerment improves public health [Interview].
Nina Wallerstein, an American researcher, is a pioneer in the field of empowerment—the process of increasing people’s ability to take action—and its impact on health. In 2006, the...
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Empowerment in Quebec: Promoting Youth Participation in Local Decision-Making
In the Charlevoix region of Quebec, various stakeholders—including institutional, municipal, and community actors—have launched a participatory action research project with young...
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The concept of empowerment took a long time to catch on in France [Interview].
The concept of empowerment first emerged in the United States and India, when women organized to combat domestic violence. The term did not gain traction in France until the 2000s,...
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Empowerment and the development of citizens' capacity to take action.
The book by the Laboratory for Studies and Research on Social Intervention (Léris), *Emancipation as a Prerequisite for Politics: A Reexamination of Social Action*, is the result of...