WomenInBrazil:HealthGenderRace

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

This course would examine the complex issues surrounding women's place within the Brazilian context, exploring factors like access to healthcare, reproductive health rights, maternal mortality, gender-based violence, socioeconomic disparities, cultural influences on health practices, and the impact of policies like the Unified Health System (SUS) specifically on women's health needs, all while considering the unique historical and social dynamics of Brazil. Taught in Portuguese.