Ep 9: The roots of medical gender bias, with Amy McLennan

Ep 9: The roots of medical gender bias, with Amy McLennan

Recorded live at SXSW Sydney 2025, this episode uncovers a truth that shapes every woman's experience in healthcare: medical bias isn't accidental — it's built into the system.

Dr Ariella is joined by Associate Professor Amy McLennan, medical anthropologist and educator at ANU, to trace how history, research practices and cultural assumptions have created a model of medicine designed around men.

Together, they explore:

  • How women were excluded from clinical trials — and why the effects still distort diagnosis and drug safety

  • Why "every cell has a sex," and what that means for medications we use every day

  • How endometriosis became labelled a "career women's disease"

  • The rise of "inflammation" as both a medical signal and a wellness buzzword

  • Why our system is built for acute problems, not lifelong chronic conditions

  • Where women actually go for health information now — and how AI can help (or harm)

Ariella also shares her own diagnostic journey, and Amy closes with a powerful story about her daughter questioning the rules — a reminder of how early gender bias begins, and why changing it matters.

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