The Enemy Within: The Demonization of Poor Women

The denigration and demonization of poor women was central to the effort to repeal Aid to Families with Dependent Children by the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. The utilization of negative stereotypes involving race, class and gender effectively marginalized impoverished women and their children, who were blamed for virtually all of the social problems of the United States during the 1990s. Despite the massive concentration of wealth and income in the hands of the wealthiest Americans and the ever-widening gap between rich and poor, the United States continues to ignore the need for fundamental economic and social reform

Revisión de la violencia sexual en mujeres de Pichincha durante el tiempo de pandemia en el Ecuador

Sexual violence has been a form of violence and degrading acts that occur in families, it has been a devastating reality that affects and unleashes negative impacts and consequences in the lives of women nationwide. It constitutes a serious violation of the human rights of women, regardless of when, where and how it occurs. There have been many forms of violence against women, which can have numerous negative health consequences for them and their children. Very often the effects last a lifetime. This is unacceptable and that is why the risk of violence that women and their children face during the current crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be ignored. Study objective To analyze the incidence of sexual violence in women during the pandemic. Material and Methods: The analytical deductive methodological approach used for the development of this research is focused on the documentary research strategy which allowed the review of bibliographic sources in scientific articles on the web. Conclusion: sexual violence in this time of pandemic has increased by 31.8% according to the Public Defender's Office during the health emergency. The different causes that have l  ed to these acts of domestic violence are because tension and stress generated by concerns related to safety, health and money are fueled. It can be prevented by campaigning, informing and helping with the search to avoid, in advance, a risk, an unfavorable event or a harmful event.La violencia sexual, ha venido siendo una forma de violencia y actos degradantes que ocurren en las familias ha sido una realidad devastadora que afecta y desencadenan impactos y secuelas negativas en la vida de las mujeres a nivel nacional. Constituye una grave violación de los derechos humanos de la mujer, independientemente de cuándo, dónde y cómo se produzca. Ha habido muchas formas de violencia contra la mujer, las cuales pueden tener numerosas consecuencias sanitarias negativas para ellas y sus hijos. Muy a menudo los efectos perduran toda la vida. Es algo inaceptable y por eso no puede ignorarse el riesgo de violencia al que se enfrentan las mujeres y sus hijos durante la crisis actual debida a la pandemia de COVID-19. Objetivo de estudio Analizar La Incidencia De Violencia Sexual en mujeres Durante La Pandemia. Material y Métodos: El enfoque metodológico analítico deductivo utilizado para el desarrollo de esta investigación está enfocado en la estrategia investigación documental la cual permitió la revisión en fuentes bibliográficas en artículos científicos en la web. Conclusión: las violencias sexuales en este tiempo de pandemia se han incrementado en un 31.8% según la Defensoría Pública durante la emergencia sanitaria. Las diferentes causas que han llevado a estos actos de violencia intrafamiliar son porque se aviva la tensión y el estrés generados por preocupaciones relacionadas con la seguridad, la salud y el dinero. Se puede prevenir realizando campañas, informando y ayudando con la búsqueda para evitar, de manera anticipada, un riesgo, un evento desfavorable o un acontecimiento dañino

Reconsidering the Barefoot Doctor Programme

This paper examines the widely acclaimed Barefoot Doctor campaign in China. The Barefoot Doctor Campaign has come to symbolize the success of Chinese health care to the extent that it has become a model for WHO public health strategy. Yet little has been done to understand how or whether it worked on the ground and what difficulties and contradictions emerged in its implementation. Using previously unexplored party archives as well as newly collected oral interviews, this paper moves away from a narrow focus on party politics and policy formulation by examining the reality of health care at the local level and the challenges faced by local authorities and individuals as the campaigns evolved

Reforming medicine: lessons of the last quarter century

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