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

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

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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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