Australia’s clinical guidelines shape our health care. Why do so many still ignore sex and gender?
- Written by Maggie Kirkman, Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women's Health, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
Krakenimages.com/ShutterstockYou’ve heard of the gender pay gap. What about the gap in medical care?
Cardiovascular diseases – which can lead to heart attack and stroke – are one of the leading causes of death for women in Australia.
But women are less likely than men to receive preventive care for heart disease, such as...





