Sex and gender gaps in medicine and the androcentric history of medical research

An academic paper exploring why women experience poorer health outcomes including higher rates of morbidity and disability, a disparity that has been attributed to societal gender inequalities.

Keywords: access, adult women, breast cancer, education, endometriosis, feminism, gender, gender equality, gender equity, health rights, health systems, heart health, homelessness, LGBTIQ+, older women, pain, prevention of gender based violence, reproductive health, sexual assault, social determinants of health, women with disabilities, young women

Author(s): Cate Nagle, Darren Russell, Komla Tsey, Lea Merone
Organisation: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Year Published: 2021
Language: English

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