"We are now realising we deserve more and for me it's teaching women what to say so they get taken seriously. Women on the whole - I wasn't - aren't very good at standing up for ourselves."
"Up until the 90s, women were largely excluded from medical research. We are lightyears behind where we should be in understanding women's bodies, health conditions and the challenges we face."
"You can't get easy access to your doctors. It's doctors like me who are creating content trying to breach that space and help people come to us and not Chat GPT."
Women's health requires more serious attention and empowerment for women to seek help regarding health changes. Dr. Liz O'Riordan emphasized the importance of teaching women how to advocate for themselves. Misinformation complicates access to reliable health resources. The Let's Talk Women Health event aimed to connect women with experts and dispel myths. Amy Peckham-Driver highlighted the historical exclusion of women from medical research, stressing that understanding women's health is a collective responsibility, not just for women themselves but also for their support networks.
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