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How are women uniquely impacted with their mental and physical health? And what services exist to support them?
Hannah Clemens
Mar 8th, 2023
That’s the estimated number of women living in the UK at the time of writing this. That’s slightly more than 50% of the UK’s population.
These women have a significant impact on the wellbeing of their families, communities, and wider society. Yet gender bias and health disparities persist: Worldwide, women do not receive the same access to and quality of healthcare as men do.
Gender bias: Any behaviour or set of beliefs where one gender is favoured over the other.
Gaps in medical research. For a long time, clinical research was mostly conducted with male participants. The result is a lack of understanding how certain treatments, illnesses and drugs affect women compared to men. Furthermore, research into conditions that are specific to women has often been neglected.
Women experience unique health conditions that impact not only their physical but also their mental health and wellbeing, e.g.:
Gender goes beyond the male-female binary. While this article focuses on wider women’s health as part of the international women’s day campaign, I want to stress that LBT women are at an even higher risk to experience health disparities.
To join the conversation for International Women's Day on March 8 visit internationalwomensday.com.
The campaign's mission regarding healthcare is clear: 'Assist women to be in a position of power to make informed decisions about their health'.
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