This is an investigative series into medical misogyny. We will explore how medical misogyny is happening in Australia,and share the best ideas to address it.
Sarah thought surviving her high-risk birth was the end of her troubles. Then a flyer stuck to a hospital wall revealed her lifelong burden.
Rachael Dodd has functional neurological disorder,a modern “hysteria” at the centre of a medical misogyny Venn diagram.
Medical misogyny is real,but a campaign about women’s pain – if that’s what it is – sponsored by a painkiller company seems patronising and tokenistic.
Australian medical research currently does not account for the needs of women,a scoping review from the Department of Health and Aged Care has found.
The detailed findings of a landmark Australian survey into gender bias in healthcare has delivered more sobering news about women’s experiences with the medical system.
From Ancient Greece right through to modern medicine in Australia today,the treatment of women in science started badly and remains a serious problem.
More than a thousand women have shared their disturbing encounters with the medical system as part of an investigation into medical misogyny.
Parents of teenagers who experience severe period symptoms,including debilitating pain,are struggling to get the right help.
What is medical misogyny? How do we know it exists? Our reporters reveal the background to their investigative series for the Morning Edition podcast.