27/06/2022
I wasn’t planning on posting this today.
But the news has prompted me to. Whilst it is occurring in another country not my own, no one can ignore how many women it affects, and brings the fear of when does it stop? It also gives the wrong idea to other countries that have conservative backgrounds that this is okay.
Women’s health is already so far behind men’s health in understanding, so any significant changes in legislation have dire consequences - research funding, education, mental health support and continuation of deep seated bias amongst medicos.
This book is amazing, and whilst I’m sure it only skims the surface of how neglected women are in healthcare it also shows how far it’s come. Making the news in America even sadder.
Apart from misdiagnosis, under treating, not believing women’s pain, or believing that uteruses wander around the body, the book also shows how for centuries, men’s health problems (read: responsibility) have been pushed onto women as their burden.
So, If you’re a woman you should read this book.
If you work in healthcare you should read this book.
If you’re a man, you need to read this book.
Link in my bio to purchase via Bookshop.org which supports independent bookshops, many of whom are female run businesses.
