Carol P. MacCormack
Health and the social power of women
University of London|London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
relationship womens social status survival chances children explained illustrated examples women girls low status relatively little social investment made reflected girls boys differential mortality rates several healthrelated social investment indicators given matched childrens mortality patterns ecological regions africa asia cultural propensity invest girls nutrition education etc resultant survival chances explained ecology past centuries largely determined agricultural economies either high demand female labour former women likely control wealth produce use transactions put others social debt thus growing social power policy implications planning implementing primary health care different types societies explored