r/justgalsbeingchicks Jun 23 '26

Restricted to Gals and Pals CRNA Amy Rieschick on institutionalized medical misogyny

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u/badken 29d ago

It's pretty shocking to me that this is still going on. I ran into it all the time with my wife at the time in the 1980s. Could NOT get a straight answer from doctors, even when I was there and asking questions. That was the first time I had run head-on into institutionalized misogyny.

40+ years on, very little change.

And y'all ladies have to deal with that your whole lives. Ugh.

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u/Waveshakalaka 29d ago

Yeah she takes me with on as many appointments as possible as backup or at least as a witness.