num_pages: 400
description: In this shocking hard-hitting expose in the tradition of Naomi Klein and Barbara Ehrenreich the editorial director of Feministing.com reveals how gender bias infects every level of medicine and healthcare todayleading to inadequate inappropriate and even dangerous treatment that threatens womens lives and well-being.Maya Dusenbery brings together scientific and sociological research interviews with experts within and outside the medical establishment and personal stories from regular women to provide the first comprehensive accessible look at how sexism in medicine harms women today. In addition to offering a clear-eyed explanation of the root causes of this insidious and entrenched bias and laying out its effects she suggests concrete steps we can take to cure it.
language: English
title: Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick
publisher: HarperOne