Editorial
Susanne V. Knudsen and Bente Meyer, pp. 3-4

Introduction: Gender and health
Birgit Petersson, pp. 5-7

Responsible and responsive knowing in medical diagnosis: the medical gaze revisited
Kirsti Malterud, Lucy Candib, Lorraine Code, pp. 8-19

Gendered professional identity and professional knowledge in female health education--put into perspective by a follow-up study (1987-2002)
Tine Rask Eriksen, pp. 20-30

Career development and masculinities among male nurses
Bente Abrahamsen, pp. 31-39

War, women and health
Libby Tata Arcel and Marianne C. Kastrup, pp. 40-47

Prevention of victimization following sexual assaults
Katrine Sidenius and Bodil Pedersen, pp. 48-57

Mediation as a way of empowering women exposed to sexual coercion
Karin Sten Madsen, pp. 58-61

Working parents and the welfare state: family change and policy reform in Scandinavia
Johanna Kantola, pp. 62-63