ABSTRACT
Cultural and social norms are highly influential in shaping individual behavior that determines how we treat others and how we treat ourselves. These challenges to women’s health create an atmosphere of expected conformity to those norms by some, whereas others might subscribe to those same norms, resulting in a culture of silence. I am pleased to have had the opportunity to present the work of scholars who use their position of privilege to advocate and allow the voices of women from a variety of racial, ethnic, and sociocultural backgrounds to have a say about their health. Communicating Women’s Health helps to identify the social and cultural norms that keep women silent while providing ideas and strategies that seek to reshape those norms and provide voice.
