From GP appointments and hospital procedures, to medical research and clinical trials, for centuries, women's health has historically been dismissed, diminished, or misdiagnosed. But in recent years, there are some signs that the medical system is slowly coming to terms with the fact that women — their bodies, their symptoms, their experiences, are different from men's, and need to be treated as such.This event was recorded at <a href="https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/all-about-women/medical-misogyny">All About Women at Sydney Opera House</a> on 8 March.Speakers:<a href="https://www.cdc.gov.au/newsroom/news-and-articles/new-director-general-australian-cdc">Dr Zoe Wainer</a>Inaugural Director General of the Australian Centre for Disease ControlCardiothoracic surgeonFormer deputy secretary, Victorian health department, conducted Australia's <a href="https://www.health.vic.gov.au/inquiry-into-womens-pain">first ever public inquiry into women's pain</a><a href="https://scholars.uow.edu.au/summer-finlay">Summer May Finlay </a>Associate Professor in Indigenous Health, University of Wollongong<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/profile/gabrielle-jackson">Gabrielle Jackson</a> (host)Deputy editor, Guardian AustraliaAuthor, <a href="https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Gabrielle-Jackson-Pain-and-Prejudice-9781760878665">Pain and Prejudice: How the Medical System Ignores Women and What We Can Do About It</a>

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