The Problem of Gender Bias in Medical Diagnosis

Laura Elliott
7 min readFeb 9, 2018

The old stereotype that men are doctors and women nurses seems to belong to another time, but when we look at the statistics, the categories still ring true. Despite 77% of the NHS workforce being women, only 5% of them work as doctors or dentists, compared to 22% of the male workforce holding one of these roles.

--

--

Laura Elliott

Disabled freelance journalist and copywriter. Words on feminism, disability, books, and healthcare — probably. Twitter @TinyWriterLaura