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Two out of three women experience discrimination in health care, according to a new survey.

Almost 3000 women, healthcare professionals and peak stakeholder groups participated in the , which asked Australian women to share their experiences of the health system.

The most common aspects of care in which women experienced gender bias were in relation to diagnosis and treatment. Some women reported having symptoms or pain dismissed or were given insufficient treatment recommendations like paracetamol and a hot water bottle.

Consistent themes included feeling dismissed and disbelieved; being stereotyped as 鈥榟ysterical鈥� and a 鈥榙rama queen鈥�. Women reported that their symptoms and pain were often attributed to other causes such as menstruation, lifestyle factors or even 鈥榝aking it鈥�.

One woman responded: 鈥淲ithin the first few moments of meeting me, [the doctor] had decided I was a 鈥榳aste of time鈥�, a hysterical woman with a non-urgent problem who was being dramatic.鈥�

These women鈥檚 voices and experiences of medical misogyny will be put under the microscope by women鈥檚 health experts at the . Due to be held at Parliament House on 14 March, Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care Ged Kearney will reveal the full findings of the survey at the event.

鈥淭he results of the #EndGenderBias survey whilst shocking are not surprising,鈥� Kearney said.

鈥淔or too long, women have been suffering unnecessarily. They鈥檝e been dismissed, ignored and called hysterical.

鈥淚t is unacceptable that two-thirds of women experience bias and discrimination in Australia鈥檚 health system. It鈥檚 time we acted on this.鈥�

The summit will bring together experts, policymakers, community advocates and women with lived experience to discuss how Australia can fundamentally transform the health system to improve access to health care, services and outcomes for women.

Among the speakers at the summit are:

• Sarah White, CEO of Jean Hailes for Women鈥檚 Health
• Gabrielle Jackson, author of Pain and Prejudice
• Nyadol Nyuon, Chair Harmony Alliance
• Members of the Women鈥檚 Health Advisory Council
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The summit will also cover issues from birthing on country and maternity care, to medical research, access to health for rural women and women from migrant and refugee backgrounds, among other issues.

The summit has been funded by the Australian Government and organised by the .

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