4th Week Readings

I find it usual but disrespectful that doctors assume that a female patient's symptoms are "in her head." It is a complete disregard for the women's well-being, and a residual prejudice from the days when men assumed that women were simply "hysterical" and "weak." However, I am really glad that a mainstream news website like the New York TImes is reporting on this issue, so that people will take notice. In the other article, I was surprised to find that there is an actual difference between "sex" and "gender' differences, which I had used interchangeably. The article was pretty dense, but very interesting and informative. However, in the conclusion, the article professed high hopes for change, and I noticed that it was written in 2001. That is now 10 years ago, and it doesn't seem like much has chanegd. However, perhaps this is due to my lack of exposure to the medical field?