Report also found bias in illnesses where women present differently to men, such as heart disease and neurodiverse conditions
The assistant minister for health, Ged Kearney, chairs the National Women’s Health Advisory Council, which conducted the End Gender Bias survey.The assistant minister for health, Ged Kearney, chairs the National Women’s Health Advisory Council, which conducted the End Gender Bias survey.A woman “bullied into” accepting long-term contraception in order to obtain endometriosis surgery is one of many dehumanising experiences of gender bias in the health system revealed by a government survey.
The president of the national association specialist obstetricians and gynaecologists, Dr Gino Pecoraro, and the head of the The CEO of Jean Hailes and chair of the council’s empowerment subcommittee, Sarah White, said the survey was not designed to give a prevalence figure, but “it is really about understanding the experiences”.
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