When I say is the healthy body ‘gendered’? I’m referring to is it feminine or masculine? It can be quite a challenging question! From my research I’ve gathered that the healthy body is in fact feminine! Centuries ago the ideal healthy body was masculine because men were known to be labelled as strong, self- asserted, competitive and breadwinners whereas, women were seen to be weak, emotional and housewives. Over the years this has changed and women have been given their rights. (still needs to be worked on though) Women are now given the same job statuses as men! Women are now referred to as strong and a power of society.

“Masculinity is medicalised and health is feminised.” This means that the masculine body is known to be a medical problem for example ill or unhealthy and the feminine body is believed to be healthy and free of any illness!

What’s all your opinions? 😊