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‘All in Her Head’: A Doctor Reckons With Sexism in Women’s …

(3 days ago) WEB“For Black women, when we go into a clinical setting, we have to think about racial and gender discrimination,” said Keisha Ray, an associate professor of humanities and bioethics at UTHealth

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/26/well/live/women-health-care-elizabeth-comen.html

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Working toward gender equity in women’s health care

(5 days ago) WEBIt’s been more than 50 years since women in the U.S. have been publicly advocating for equal rights, opportunities and freedoms. Despite the progress of the …

https://mcpress.mayoclinic.org/women-health/working-toward-gender-equity-in-womens-health-care/

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The Long History of Gender Bias in Medicine TIME

(9 days ago) WEBThe discrimination women encounter as medical patients is magnified when they are Black, Asian, Indigenous, Latinx, or ethnically diverse; when their access …

https://time.com/6074224/gender-medicine-history/

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Gender Bias in Healthcare: Examples, Impact, Solutions, and More

(6 days ago) WEBTransgender and nonbinary people also face plenty of bias and discrimination from healthcare professionals.. According to a large 2021 report …

https://www.healthline.com/health/gender-bias-healthcare

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Racism, Sexism, and the Crisis of Black Women’s Health

(5 days ago) WEBBU’s Black Women’s Health Study aims to understand the underlying causes of poor health among Black women and reduce long-standing racial disparities. …

https://www.bu.edu/articles/2023/racism-sexism-and-the-crisis-of-black-womens-health/

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Women's Health Policy - KFF

(8 days ago) WEBTwice as many women (10%) ages 18-49 say they have experienced discrimination during a health care visit as women ages 50-64 (5%) (Table 2). A larger share of Black women ages 18-64 who have

https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/issue-brief/womens-experiences-with-provider-communication-interactions-health-care-settings-findings-from-2022-kff-womens-health-survey/

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Structural Racism And Black Women’s Employment In The US …

(Just Now) WEBBecause Black women are so overrepresented in the sector, opening up opportunities for mobility within health care is a key way to combat racist occupational exclusion. 30 …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01400

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Diversity and Discrimination in Healthcare - StatPearls

(5 days ago) WEBHealthcare professionals have a responsibility to address inequity in the medical system. This activity defines the terms “diversity” and “discrimination” and highlights the interprofessional team's role in …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK568721/

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Gender discrimination among women healthcare workers during …

(3 days ago) WEBBackground Gender discrimination among women healthcare workers (HCWs) negatively impacts job satisfaction, mental health, and career development; …

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0281367

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The impact of gender discrimination on a Woman's Mental Health

(3 days ago) WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes that health outcomes are unequal for people, both across and within countries, with inequity especially …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30055-9/fulltext

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Why Racial Inequities Still Persist in Health Care - The New York …

(7 days ago) WEBOverall, Black women face a much higher risk of dying from pregnancy complications than white women, with maternal mortality rates of 41.7 per 100,000 live …

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/17/health/racial-disparities-health-care.html

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Trying To Avoid Racist Health Care, Black Women Seek Out Black …

(8 days ago) WEBBlack women are three times more likely to die in childbirth than white women. Some of them look to Black doctors for a sense of safety and connection, while …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/05/28/996603360/trying-to-avoid-racist-health-care-black-women-seek-out-black-obstetricians

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Ending discrimination in health care settings

(5 days ago) WEBJoint United Nations statement on ending discrimination in health care settings. The statement lays out three priorities: Discrimination does not occur in a …

https://www.who.int/news-room/commentaries/detail/ending-discrimination-in-health-care-settings

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How discrimination can harm black women’s health

(6 days ago) WEBBlack women face risks to their health from discrimination—both from health professionals who don’t take their concerns seriously and from biological wear and tear …

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/discrimination-black-womens-health/

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Health Equity Among Black Women in the United States

(3 days ago) WEBBlack women currently make up ∼7.0% of the U.S. population and 13.6% of all U.S. women. 10 Although, on average, Black women are younger (36.1 years) than …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8020496/

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What the Data Show: Black Women Report More Pervasive …

(Just Now) WEBA new analysis of data from KFF’s Survey on Racism, Discrimination, and Health shows Black women are more likely than other groups to report being treated …

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/press-release/what-the-data-show-black-women-report-more-pervasive-negative-experiences-in-health-care-compared-to-other-groups/

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Discrimination in healthcare as a barrier to care: experiences of

(6 days ago) WEBBackground People in socially disadvantaged groups face a myriad of challenges to their health. Discrimination, based on group status such as gender, …

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-019-8124-z

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Gender bias in health care may be harming women's health - TODAY

(Just Now) WEBFemale patients face bias in health care research and treatment, experts say. 04:41. In a recent report, Bairey Merz found that though heart disease is the No. 1 …

https://www.today.com/health/gender-bias-health-care-may-be-harming-women-s-health-t133583

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Racism and discrimination in health care: Providers and patients

(2 days ago) WEBThe letter is a statement of commitment to health as a human right, women's health, mental health, LGBTQ health, evidence-based medicine, dismantling …

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/racism-discrimination-health-care-providers-patients-2017011611015

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Black Americans’ views about health disparities, experiences with

(3 days ago) WEBAmong Black adults, 55% say they have ever had at least one of six negative experiences with doctors or other health care providers. Black Americans offer a mixed …

https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2022/04/07/black-americans-views-about-health-disparities-experiences-with-health-care/

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Finally the UK has noticed its rampant sexism in healthcare. What …

(6 days ago) WEBThis spring’s Women’s Health Strategy will need to have a lot more meat, in particular a commitment to sex-disaggregated data within a healthcare system still …

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/dec/23/finally-the-uk-has-noticed-its-rampant-sexism-in-healthcare-what-now

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Experiences of stigma, discrimination and violence and their

(Just Now) WEBHealth care workers have been exposed to COVID-19 more than people in other professions, which may have led to stigmatization, discrimination, and violence …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-59700-5

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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women …

(6 days ago) WEBThe Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women’s eighty-eighth session is being held from 13 May to 31 May. All documents relating to the …

https://www.ohchr.org/en/news/2024/05/committee-elimination-discrimination-against-women-opens-eighty-eighth-session

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The impact of gender discrimination on a Woman's Mental Health

(3 days ago) WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes that health outcomes are unequal for people, both across and within countries, with inequity especially …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7082643/

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A Proclamation on Women's Health Week, 2024 The White House

(5 days ago) WEBNOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/05/10/a-proclamation-on-womens-health-week-2024/

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Broken down by bias: Healthcare biases experienced by BIPOC and …

(3 days ago) WEBIntroduction. Implicit bias shapes healthcare providers' behavior and can result in health disparities based on race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation. …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8861755/

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Research: When Employees Identify with Their Company, They’re …

(9 days ago) WEBRead more on Workplace discrimination or related topics Gender, Workplace health and safety, Managing people, Personal ethics and Interpersonal skills …

https://hbr.org/2024/05/research-when-employees-identify-with-their-company-theyre-less-likely-to-recognize-gender-discrimination

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Lesbian, Bisexual Women More Likely to Die Early Than Straight …

(8 days ago) WEBCompared to women who identified as heterosexual, those who identified as lesbian or bisexual died 26% sooner, with lesbian women dying 20% sooner and …

https://www.healthday.com/health-news/women-health/lesbian-bisexual-women-more-likely-to-die-early-than-straight-peers

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Updated federal workplace guidelines protect employee gender …

(6 days ago) WEBThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released its first update to the guidelines to protect against workplace harassment in 25 years on …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/29/eeoc-workplace-harassment-guidance/

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World News in Brief: Human rights in Haiti, 750,000 hit by East …

(4 days ago) WEBThe experts detailed the far-reaching impacts of the violence and lawlessness that has led to chaos across the capital, Port-au-Prince, and other areas …

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/05/1149396

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New York state sues group over abortion pill reversal claims

(5 days ago) WEBNew York state's top prosecutor on Monday sued Heartbeat International, an anti-abortion group, and 11 crisis pregnancy centers, accusing them of misleading and …

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-york-state-sues-group-over-abortion-pill-reversal-claims-2024-05-06/

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