Women's Health and the World's Cities

Volume editors and contributors of Women’s Health and the World’s Cities (Penn Press, 2011) discussed the key issues presented in the book and their impact on research agendas. Women’s Health and the World’s Cities illuminates the intersection of gender, health, and urban environments. From the interdisciplinary perspective of urban planners, scholars, health practitioners, and activists, this collection of essays examines the impact of urban living on the physical and psychological states of women and girls in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the United States. Speakers include Afaf I. Meleis, Dean of the School of Nursing; Jeane Ann Grisso, Professor of Public Health, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Perelman School of Medicine; Kat Rosqueta, Founding Executive Director of Penn’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy; Lynn Sommers, Director, Penn’s School of Nursing Center for Global Women’s Health, and Eugenie Birch and Susan Wachter, Co-Directors, Penn IUR. Co-sponsored by Penn Nursing Science and Penn Press.