This is Women's Awareness Month
Disparities in healthcare quality and outcomes for
gender (including
people who are transgender) and
race are receiving more attention: for example, recent reports show
black women have much higher mortality rates during and after pregnancy, and women and people of color receive less medical intervention for
pain management and
cardiovascular care. History, systems, and personal biases contribute, in a multitude of ways, to these disparities.
It is important that we educate and support each other regarding our bodies. We are not one size fits all and we deserve to be treated as individuals. Hearing each others stories have empowered me. This is what it looks like to be surrounded by educated, mature, thought provoking women who have gained strength from adversity. I know this sounds soppy but I am genuinely proud of all of you.
Ugh, someone pass me a tissue and put the fan on