When symptoms are dismissed.
Systemic gender bias in healthcare contributes to delayed diagnoses, undertreatment, and avoidable harm for women. This project collects evidence, data visualisations and real patient stories to raise awareness and drive change.
Statistics & charts
Misdiagnosis rates by condition
Caption: Women show higher reported misdiagnosis in multiple conditions (sample aggregated data).
Average time-to-diagnosis (weeks)
Caption: Time (weeks) from symptom onset to diagnosis, women vs men.
Case studies
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This site is curated by Malpractice Mentioned, a public-interest project bringing together research and patient stories about gender bias in healthcare. Sources used for the charts are listed inline in the data config comments.
Authors
Saanvi R
Shambhavi G
Sarah O
Anushka V