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Structural gender inequalities in the allocation of resources, such as income, education, health care, nutrition and political voice, are strongly associated with poor health and reduced well-being. Very often, such structural gender discrimination of women in many other areas has an indirect impact on women's health.
More recently, the percentage of women being admitted to medical school (50.5%) is higher than men (48.5%). Even with an increase in racial and ethnically diversity amongst both genders, there is still underrepresentation in the actual medical profession.
Gender bias in medical diagnosis. Not being listened to is a common experience of women in healthcare. Gender-biased diagnosing is the idea that medical and psychological diagnosis are influenced by the patient's gender. Several studies have found evidence of differential diagnosis for patients with similar ailments but of different sexes. [1]
For male hospitalized patients, the gender of the doctor didn’t appear to have an effect on risk of death or hospital readmission. The data alone doesn’t explain why women fare better when ...
Sex-specific parts of the male and female reproductive systems affect the rest of the body and also can be affected differently by diseases. [32] Socially constructed norms relate to gender roles, relationships, positional power, and a wide variety of behaviours. Norms affect people differentially depending on their sex and gender. [5]
Research explains healthcare disparities in LGBT people is likely due to minority stress. [20][21][22] Minority refers to the weight of facing negative societal attitudes and reactions towards one's sexual and gender identity. It includes stressors resulting from social exclusion and stigma, leading to adverse mental health effects.
Transgender health care includes the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of physical and mental health conditions for transgender individuals. [1] A major component of transgender health care is gender-affirming care, the medical aspect of gender transition. Questions implicated in transgender health care include gender variance, sex ...
Race and health refers to how being identified with a specific race influences health. Race is a complex concept that has changed across chronological eras and depends on both self-identification and social recognition. [1] In the study of race and health, scientists organize people in racial categories depending on different factors such as ...