Hossain, Anushay,

The pain gap : how sexism and racism in healthcare kill women / Anushay Hossain. - First Tiller Press hardcover edition. - xix, 279 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The first feminist I ever knew -- A Bangladeshi girl on Capitol Hill -- A tale as old as time -- Invisible conditions -- We don't know what we don't know -- Pregnancy in a pandemic -- Seeking alternatives -- How to be your own best health advocate -- The truth about treatment for women of color.

"Explore real women's tales of healthcare trauma and medical misogyny with this meticulously researched, in-depth examination of the women's health crisis in America-and what we can do about it"-- Provided by publisher.

9781982177775 1982177772

2021023880


Health--Sex differences.
Women's health services--United States.
Sex discrimination in medicine.
Discrimination in medical care--United States.
Women--Health and hygiene--United States.

RA564.85 / .H67 2021

613/.04244