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Gender discrimination in the United States: Experiences of women.

Gillian K SteelFisherMary T G FindlingSara N BleichLogan S CaseyRobert J BlendonJohn M BensonJustin M SaydeCarolyn Miller
Published in: Health services research (2019)
Results suggest that discrimination and harassment are widely experienced by women across multiple domains of their lives, particularly those who are a racial/ethnic minority or LGBTQ. Further policy and programmatic efforts beyond current legal protections for women are needed to meaningfully reduce these negative experiences, as they impact women's health care and their lives overall.
Keyphrases
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  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • cervical cancer screening
  • breast cancer risk
  • public health
  • insulin resistance
  • pregnant women
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  • skeletal muscle
  • health insurance