‘Feminist approach’ to cancer could save lives of 800,000 women a year
Health experts are calling for a “feminist approach” to cancer to eliminate inequalities, as research reveals 800,000 women worldwide are dying needlessly every year because they are denied optimal care.
AAMRI insists we take steps to improve sex and gender policy
After the release of the AAMRI Gender Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy in 2021, the Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes (AAMRI) has been delivering on four key priorities outlined in the Strategy. Today, we make a step towards addressing one of those priorities, inequities in health research, with the release of AAMRI’s Sex and Gender Policy Recommendations for Health and Medical Research.
‘Forever chemical’ exposure linked to higher cancer odds in women
Women exposed to several widely used chemicals appear to face increased odds for ovarian and other types of cancers, including a doubling of odds for melanoma, according to new research funded by the US government.
Tell your story this Women’s Health Week
This Women’s Health Week, the Australian Government is urging women to share their experiences of bias in the health system through the first public consultation of its kind in Australia.
Women more likely to face health costs under Medicare, experts say, raising concerns about ‘gender bias’
Breast cancer left Lisa Evans about $20,000 out of pocket, but the cost of monitoring her health continues. She is among patients and medical professionals who have contacted the ABC about concerns there is a gender bias in women’s healthcare costs.
Women’s health experts appointed to tackle ‘medical misogyny’
Members of the new National Women’s Health Advisory Council have been appointed, bringing together diverse expertise to examine the unique challenges that women and girls experience in the health system.
Sex and gender reporting in Australian health and medical research publications
Read our new paper in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
The four priorities for tackling medical misogyny in Australia
The federal government has established a women’s health advisory council to improve outcomes. Here a panel of experts discuss what it should focus on.
New National Women’s Health Advisory Council
National Women’s Health Advisory Council to tackle medical misogyny in medicine and health care
Small step for Nature, giant leap across the gender gap
Leading journal will make sex and gender reporting mandatory in research
Tackling the gap in women’s health data
Principal Investigator Dr Cheryl Carcel speaks to Cosmos about sex and gender data gaps
Virus vaccine trials had even gender split
Find out more about our research into sex and gender reporting in COVID-19 vaccine trials
Women under-represented in stroke clinical trials
It’s been increasingly acknowledged that clinical trials in medicine often don’t include enough women.
The widespread gender bias in healthcare
An in-depth look at the gender bias in healthcare on Health Report with Dr Norman Swan
Why are males still the default subjects in medical research?
The article discuss research on specific sexes, but further consideration of gender-diverse groups, such as transgender people, also remains a gap in science.
One in three women has had health concerns dismissed. Experts say it’s evidence of a gender gap in medicine
Story of Ebony Tallentyre who got a diagnosis, but no treatment plan. She said navigating polycystic ovary syndrome on her own was “the most frustrating thing”.
Stakeholder forum: development and implementation of policies for the collection, analysis and reporting of sex and gender data in health and medical research
On May 19, the Sex & Gender Policies in Medical Research project team of The George Institute and the Australian Human Rights Institute at UNSW Sydney, hosted a targeted virtual event. Almost 50 stakeholders participated in a lively discussion.
