Australian women invited to shape a better health system
The National Women’s Health Advisory Council wants to hear women’s experiences in the health system to help overcome gender biases.
Australian women are being invited to share their experiences in the health system to better inform policy development and improve health outcomes for women and girls.
From delayed diagnosis, over medicating, dismissal of pain or other symptoms, or a lack of research and evidence used to treat women, there are many unique challenges confronting women, including for those that are part of diverse communities like LGBTIQ people, that lead to poorer health outcomes.
An Australia-wide community consultation project has been launched to understand experiences of bias in the health system.
The survey will be used to inform the work of the National Women’s Health Advisory Council, which provides advice and recommendations to government to improve the health of women and girls, including monitoring the implementation of the National Women’s Health Strategy 2020–2030.
Anyone, including health providers, can take part, either by submitting a written statement, audio recording, completing the survey or all of the above. To ensure people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds can have a say in their own language, all options can be completed in 17 languages.
The consultation closes on 13 October 2023.
