Enfoque de género en la atención de salud: un reto para enfermería

Abstract

Introduction: Gender is a sociocultural construction that defines and imposes on women and men certain roles that are expected of them in society, involving cultural, social, sexual and even professional aspects, where men assume leadership positions and work outside the home, while the woman occupies a role of submission and care within the home, such as raising children, leaving her career and professional growth in the background, for this reason the introduction of a new gender approach by nursing professionals is one of the challenges assumed with greater ethical, moral and social responsibility, since this profession is made up of more than 90% by women, however, the most senior positions are held by men. Objective Educate the community through various activities aimed at each age group. Materials and methods: This research work consists of a bibliographical review carried out based on the search for articles in search engines such as Google academic, Pubmed, Scielo and in different databases on the gender approach and its inequalities Conclusion: The gender approach allows the nurse to empower women and also educate men about the importance of equality that favors both, to build a society where sexual, physical and emotional violence is eradicated, eliminating biases that classify men and women within roles that It is their turn to assume because it is what is expected of them and providing new opportunities for choice.