Race, Gender and the Ways These Identities Intersect Matter in Cancer Outcomes Cancer care research usually overlooks the multiple identities of individual patients health disparities
Women Having Surgery Get Better Results if Their Surgeon Is a Woman Recent research finds that women are less likely to have complications or die when their surgeon is a woman gender
Fishing, Strip Clubs and Golf: How Male-Focused Networking in Medicine Blocks Female Colleagues From Top Jobs The “boys club” is alive and well in medicine women's rights
What’s Sexual Orientation Got to Do With It? LGTBQ People Face Discrimination in Healthcare It’s 2022 — and LGBTQ discrimination in healthcare is still a thing lgbtq
I Came Out on Christmas Eve After decades of hiding my sexual orientation, my family’s reaction wasn’t even close to what I expected lgbtq
Removing Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening for the LGBTQ Community Misinformation, bias and lack of access to health care can put LGBTQ people with cervixes at greater risk of developing cancer lgbtq
Women Face Motherhood Penalty in STEM Careers Long Before They Actually Become Mothers Study finds that women in Ph.D STEM programs are often told they have to choose between family and career gender
The Pain Gap: Why Women’s Pain Is Undertreated Women in both acute pain and chronic pain are underdiagnosed and undertreated — and it's even worse for women of color pain
How Sarah Baartman’s Hips Went From a Symbol of Exploitation to a Source of Empowerment for Black Women In the 1800s, Sarah Baartman was an African woman who was paraded around Europe, where spectators jeered at her large buttocks body image
What’s Behind the Rising Profile of Transgender Kids? 3 Essential Reads The history of trans youth offers some of the most compelling proof that trans kids aren't some sort of new phenomenon transgender
Trans Kids in the US Were Seeking Treatment Decades Before Today’s Political Battles Over Access to Health Care These kids faced tremendous obstacles in a world where the word "transgender" didn't even exist transgender
The Other Side of the Rainbow Coming out to my family as transgender helped me find inner peace gender diversity
Trans Moms Discuss Their Unique Parenting Challenges During the Pandemic – and What They Worry About When Things Go Back to ‘Normal’
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iStock.com/SolStock How Parents Can Support a Child Who Comes out as Trans – by Conquering Their Own Fears, Following Their Child’s Lead and Tolerating Ambiguity Studies show that family acceptance or rejection has a big impact on a trans child's mental health and happiness HealthyWomen Editors 21 Apr 2021 Your Health
iStock.com/SolStock I’m a Pediatrician Who Cares for Transgender Kids – Here’s What You Need to Know About Social Support, Puberty Blockers and Other Medical Options That Improve Lives of Transgender Youth A gender-affirmative approach and evidence-based medicine allow young transgender people to live in the world as their authentic selves HealthyWomen Editors 19 Apr 2021 Your Health
iStock.com/ajr_images Trans Day of Visibility Offers Chance for Community to Stand in Solidarity and Support The pandemic has made it difficult for trans people to support one another in person, or celebrate important physical changes with friends HealthyWomen Editors 29 Mar 2021 Your Care