Women 50% more likely to be mistreated at hospital - 01/11/17 01:57 PM
For those who think gender bias doesn't exist, read this report.
Doctors were helping 69% of male trauma patients - but only 55% of female trauma patients - handle blood clots properly. The doctors weren't doing it on purpose. It was all subconscious bias that they have about women's health.
Once the doctors were forced to use a checklist - POOF - everyone was helped equally. But without the checklist, they were letting those biasses impact their job.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/opinion/a-fix-for-gender-bias-in-health-care-check.html
Doctors were helping 69% of male trauma patients - but only 55% of female trauma patients - handle blood clots properly. The doctors weren't doing it on purpose. It was all subconscious bias that they have about women's health.
Once the doctors were forced to use a checklist - POOF - everyone was helped equally. But without the checklist, they were letting those biasses impact their job.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/opinion/a-fix-for-gender-bias-in-health-care-check.html