Gender and Mental Health

What impact does gender inequality have on mental health? How does it influence self-esteem, stress or anxiety in girls, adolescents, adult women and older women? This book offers a clear, critical and informed look at the psychological consequences of structural inequality, from childhood to old age, and in different areas of everyday life: education, work, family and society. With a multidisciplinary and accessible approach, the author analyzes key concepts such as self-esteem, burnout, mental burden or social anxiety, and proposes strategies for intervention from psychology with a gender perspective. A useful work both for professionals and for those who seek to understand how equity can improve collective emotional well-being.

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Lourdes Mira RuedaDiplom-Psychologin mit Ausbildung in Gleichberechtigung, Bildungsberatung und Gesundheitsforschung. Sie hat für die Stadtverwaltung von Málaga, die andalusische Regionalregierung und die Universität von Málaga gearbeitet, wo sie als Lehr- und Forschungsmitarbeiterin an der Fakultät für Psychologie und Logopädie tätig war.