Flat denial and the battle for equality in women's health

A survey conducted in early 2019 by TODAY found that more than one half of women, compared with one third of men, believe gender discrimination in patient care is a serious problem. Time for women to raise their voices and advocate for themselves.

Ellyn’s Globe and Mail Opinion Piece

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/amp/opinion/article-breast-cancer-mastectomy-reconstruction/

Gender Bias In Medicine

Female vs Male Surgical Outcomes

https://www.utoronto.ca/news/female-patients-operated-male-surgeons-more-likely-die-suffer-complications-u-t-study

Recognizing Gender Bias in Care

https://physicians.dukehealth.org/articles/recognizing-addressing-unintended-gender-bias-patient-care

Gender Bias in Cardiac Care

https://vascular.abbott.com/beyond-intervention.html?utm_source=cva-about&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=beyond-intervention-nov-2021

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6479531/

Gender Bias in Pain Management

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18439195/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6479531/

Flat Denial

https://notputtingonashirt.org/whatisflatdenial/

https://notputtingonashirt.org/gallery/

https://www.healthing.ca/wellness/opinion/why-arent-we-supporting-women-who-opt-out-of-breast-reconstruction

Sexism in Mastectomy Treatment

https://breastcancernow.org/about-us/news-personal-stories/breast-cancer-man’s-world

https://muse.jhu.edu/article/849750/summary