ABSTRACT
The aim of this chapter is to provide evidence that could justify the need for gender-sensitive policies and interventions to more effectively reduce socioeconomic inequalities in health among women and among men. We discuss why it is important to consider the interaction of socioeconomic position and gender in health equality studies, and summarize what we know about the extent of socioeconomic inequalities in health among men and women. Then we discuss why policies and interventions may not have the same effect on men and women. Furthermore, the policies described in other chapters will be reviewed through a gender lens. Finally, two examples of interventions, from Sweden and Scotland, will be given that may have important bearings on reducing socioeconomic inequalities between men and women, as well as within different groups of women and different groups of men.
