1. These readings outline many of the particular vulnerabilities of women to high mortality rates. In the past six weeks we have also identified many of the social and cultural roles of women. Based on this information, why are women so at risk for health issues and complications?
2. In the last paragraph of "Cooking Stoves", the authors argue that "improving the overall status of women by enhancing their access to capital, political, and legal representation would also contribute to a lessening of biomass cooking practices which place women and children in harm's way". From our conversations about financial empowerment and societal roles of women, how could access to capital reduce women's health concerns?
3. How does a society's attitude towards women's reproductive capabilities affect health outcomes?
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