Adrienne Germain

Adrienne Germain (born 1947) is a women's health advocate and activist. She was the second president of the International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC). Germain is also a researcher and author.

Biography

Germain earned a bachelor's degree from Wellesley College in 1969 and has a master's in sociology and demography from the University of California, Berkeley.^[1] Germain was the first woman to act as a representative of "any donor agency" in Bangladesh.^[2] Germain worked for the Ford Foundation for 14 years before she started working at the International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC).^[1] She was appointed vice president of IWHC in 1985.^[3] Germain worked as a strategist and adviser to the United States delegation at the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo.^[2] Germain feels that it is essential for women's rights that women have the freedom to control their own bodies and full access to educational opportunities.^[4] She says, "If they are forced to have sex, denied information and protection about sexual diseases, it limits how they can be and act in the world."^[4]

Germain received the United Nations Population Award in June 2012 in recognition of her work in the field.^[1]^[5]

Selected works

"Status and Roles of Women as Factors in Fertility Behavior: A Policy Analysis". Studies in Family Planning 6 (7): 192–200. 1975-01-01. doi:10.2307/1965271.
Reproductive Health and Dignity: Choices by Third World Women. New York: Population Council. 1987. OCLC 18386399.
Reproductive Tract Infections: Global Impact and Priorities for Women's Reproductive Health. New York: Plenum Press. 1992. ISBN 9780306442414.
"Stalking the Elusive "Unmet Need" for Family Planning". Studies in Family Planning 23 (5): 330–335. 1992-01-01. doi:10.2307/1966531.
Expanding Access to Safe Abortion: Strategies for Action. Theresa Kim. New York: International Women's Health Coalition. 1998. OCLC 41930803.

References

1 2 3 "Adrienne Germain". SheSource. Women's Media Center. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
1 2 Shetty, Priya (5 March 2011). "Adrienne Germain: helping to shape policy for women's health". The Lancet 377 (9768). doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(11)60294-8.
↑ "History". International Women's Health Coalition. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
1 2 Goodman, Ellen (22 March 2002). "Policies Toward Women Ring Hollow". Garden City Telegram. Retrieved 29 March 2016 – via Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
↑ "UN Population Award 2012". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2016.

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