Relationship between health condition and material welfare: gender dimension

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The article considers approaches to studying interrelationship between gender, health and material welfare in the Russian conditions in 1990-2000th years. The data of Russian and foreign studies of this issue is analyzed. The main explanations of gender inequities in health are related, from one hand, to inequity in social economic positions and from other hand to differences in behavior regarding male and female health. The conclusion is made concerning necessity of development of gender oriented social policy considering institutional factors of gender inequities, health included. The article considers approaches to studying interrelationship between gender, health and material welfare in theRussian conditions in 1990-2000th years. The data of Russian and foreign studies of this issue is analyzed. Themain explanations of gender inequities in health are related, from one hand, to inequity in social economic positionsand from other hand to differences in behavior regarding male and female health. The conclusion is madeconcerning necessity of development of gender oriented social policy considering institutional factors of genderinequities, health included.