A new report illustrates gender inequities within BC’s healthcare system. In Her Words shares the stories of women across the province, highlighting concerning information, including:
• One third of the women surveyed do not feel their needs are being met or treated effectively by the current healthcare system. For Indigenous women, it was nearly three quarters of respondents.
• Just over half of surveyed women felt that a physician had diminished or overlooked their symptoms.
• Three in ten women reported challenges accessing the healthcare they needed last year.
“The findings of this report indicate the need for transformational change in the BC healthcare sector to improve access to equitable healthcare for women,” says Genesa Greening, President & Chief Executive Officer, BCWHF.(from the news release)
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