Gender inequality and the ‘East-West’ divide in contraception: An analysis at the individual, the couple, and the country level
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- 作者：Rozemarijn Dereuddrea ; Rozemarijn.Dereuddre@UGent.be" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Sarah Van de Veldeb ; Sarah.Vandevelde@UAntwerpen.be" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Piet Brackea ; Piet.Bracke@UGent.be" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Europe ; East-West divide ; Contraception ; Gender inequality ; Comparative research
- 刊名：Social Science & Medicine
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：July 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：161
- 期：Complete
- 页码：1-12
- 全文大小：300 K
文摘
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A gendered perspective is used to examine variations in contraception across Europe.
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We approach gender inequality as a multilayered concept at three levels of analysis.
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Women’s higher socioeconomic status is related to more effective contraceptive use.
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Women with a higher status are more likely to use female rather than male methods.
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Country-level gender equality associates with the East-West gap in method use.