Two-thirds of women report bias or discrimination in Australian healthcare in national survey

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Report also found bias in illnesses where women present differently to men, such as heart disease and neurodiverse conditions

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.

Of the 2,570 female patients who responded to the End Gender Bias survey, two-thirds reported gender bias or discrimination.

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