Women’s health care is still nowhere near equity: Biases, taboos, and sexism remain pervasive in medicine, with ripple effects across all aspects of a woman’s life.
But there was a pervading note of optimism at WIRED Health last week during a panel about the future of women’s health care. Taboos are being shattered—particularly around topics like menstruation, menopause, and women’s bodies. “There’s a sea change right now,” says Jennifer Garrison, cofounder and director of the Global Consortium for Reproductive Longevity and Equality at the Buck Institute in California.
Change begins with better education about women’s health, says Geeta Nargund, the founder and medical director of Create Fertility, a British IVF service. Things
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