Pain and prejudice : a call to arms for women and their bodies
Jackson, Gabrielle2019
Book
One in 10 women worldwide have endometriosis, yet is is funded at 5% of the rate of diabetes; women are half as likely to be treated for a heart attack as men and twice as likely to die six months after discharge; over half of women who are eventually diagnosed with an autoimmune disease will be told they are hypochondriacs or have a mental illness. In 2015, Guardian journalist Gabrielle Jackson wrote a piece about her own struggles with the crippling pain caused by endometriosis. It triggered such an overwhelming response that the Guardian launched a world-wide investigation into the disease. Thousands contacted the Guardian and hundreds of thousands more read and shared the material. This was the catalyst for Gabrielle thinking more widely about women's pain and how it is viewed and treated not just by the medical profession but wider society.
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pendleton Library | Adult Non Fiction | 613.04244 JACPaperback | Available |
Main title:
Pain and prejudice : a call to arms for women and their bodies / Gabrielle Jackson.
Author:
Jackson, Gabrielle, author
Imprint:
London : Piatkus, 2019.
Collation:
v, 354 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780349424552 (pbk)
Dewey class:
613.04244613.04244JAC
Language:
English
BRN:
2874083