“Intersectionality” in Asian American women’s health

“Intersectionality” in Asian American Women’s Health

According to the U.S. Census, Asian Americans are the most quickly increasing population in the United States (U.S. Census Bureau, 2011). It is expected that Asian Americans will grow from 5.14 percent of the total U.S. population in 2012 to 7.8 percent in 2050 (U.S. Census Bureau, n.d.). Also, Asian Americans are known to be the ethnic group with the highest income and best education in the Un...

Abortion and Womens Mental Health

First, the methodological difficulties of these studies, especially due to confusing factors, not always easy to control adequately, such as the heterogeneity of women’s groups evaluated in regards to age, race, social status and religious beliefs; the presence of psychological changes or lack thereof, prior to the abortion of; the desire or lack thereof for the pregnancy; whether a woman can r...

Intersectionality, Inequality and Maternal Health

Niaid Womens Health Research (fy 2015-2016)

Challenges to womens reproductive health: maternal mortality