Sick of It

A powerful call to confront the reasons why global politics is jeopardising women's health across the world, by a prize-winning academic. We know the causes of death and disease among women all over the world. We have the funding and commitment from NGOs and governments to tackle it. So why are women still dying when they don't have to. In Sick of It. , Professor Sophie Harman argues that women's health is being caught in the crossfires of global politics - and gives us a roadmap for how we might stop it. In this essential, accessible book, award-winning academic Sophie Harman uses case studies like the WHO sex abuse scandal in DRC, Serena Williams' near-death experience while giving birth, and the bombing of maternity hospitals in Ukraine, as well as less well-known issues like violence against female health-workers, to illustrate how women's health is being used and abused by politics and politicians across the globe. Through these stories, Sick of It. explores urgent, topical questions around populist politics, big data and how women's work is valued, and offers smart solutions on how to fix this crisis through activism and political work.