Literature Review to Inform Strategies to Address Sex and Gender Bias in the Health System

This national literature commissioned by the National Women’s Health Advisory Council and conducted by Monash University examines gender equity issues in the Australian context and provides strategies to reduce sex and gender bias and disparities in the health care system.

Author(s): Department of Health and Aged Care, Maggie Kirkman, Tomoko Honda, Steve J McDonald, Sally Green, Karen Walker-Bone, Ingrid Winship, Jane R W Fisher, Lorena Romero
Organisation: Australian Government
Year Published: 2024
Language: English

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