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Gender Inequalities in Health

Summary

Addressing systemic gender inequalities in healthcare, specifically regarding medical research biases and underfunded women's health conditions. It advocates for better data collection and guaranteed reproductive rights.
10 23.06.2026
Other
woman
health
environment
human rights
social policy
research and intellectual property

Key points

  • Historical male-centric medical research has created systemic biases in diagnostics and treatment for women.
  • Clinical trials lack sufficient representation of women, particularly those who are pregnant or lactating.
  • There is a severe lack of research funding and focus for gender-specific conditions such as endometriosis and menopause.
  • Mandatory collection of sex-disaggregated data is required to ensure the accuracy of AI in healthcare and precision medicine.
Documents (PDFs)
DRAFT OPINION on gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditions DRAFT REPORT on gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditions OPINION on gender inequalities in health, specifically as regards gender-specific conditions
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