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Gender discrimination in the United States: Experiences of women
- Source :
- Health Services Research. December, 2019, Vol. 54 Issue 6, p1442, 12 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Objective: To examine reported experiences of gender discrimination and harassment among US women. Data Source and Study Design: Data come from a nationally representative, probability-based telephone survey of 1596 women, conducted January-April 2017. Methods: We calculated the percentages of women reporting gender discrimination and harassment in several domains, including health care. We used logistic regression to examine variation in experiences among women by race/ethnicity and sexual orientation/gender identity. Principal Findings: Sizable fractions of women experience discrimination and harassment, including discrimination in health care (18 percent), equal pay/promotions (41 percent), and higher education (20 percent). In adjusted models, Native American, black, and Latina women had higher odds than white women of reporting gender discrimination in several domains, including health care. Latinas' odds of health care avoidance versus whites was (OR [95% CI]) 3.69 (1.59, 8.58), while blacks' odds of discrimination in health care visits versus whites was 2.00 [1.06, 3.74]. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) women had higher odds of reporting sexual harassment (2.16 [1.06, 4.40]) and violence (2.71 [1.43, 5.16]) against themselves or female family members than non-LGBTQ women. Conclusions: 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. KEYWORDS discrimination, gender and health, LGBTQ health, racial/ethnic differences in health and health care, social determinants of health, survey research and questionnaire design, women's health<br />1 | INTRODUCTION The prominence of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements have heightened public awareness of discrimination, sexual assault, and harassment against women in the United States. (1) While this [...]
- Subjects :
- Lesbians -- Surveys -- Analysis -- Public opinion -- Social aspects -- Research
Transgender people -- Surveys -- Analysis -- Public opinion -- Social aspects -- Research
Medical care discrimination -- Analysis -- Public opinion -- Social aspects -- Research
Women's health -- Analysis -- Public opinion -- Social aspects -- Research
Bisexuals -- Surveys -- Analysis -- Public opinion -- Social aspects -- Research
Sex discrimination against women -- Analysis -- Public opinion -- Social aspects -- Research
Native Americans -- Surveys -- Analysis -- Public opinion -- Social aspects -- Research
White women -- Surveys -- Analysis -- Public opinion -- Social aspects -- Research
Hispanic American women -- Surveys -- Analysis -- Public opinion -- Social aspects -- Research
Sex discrimination
Female identity
Education
Violence
African Americans
Family
Women
Discrimination
Harassment
Business
Health care industry
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00179124
- Volume :
- 54
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Health Services Research
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.609143900
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.13217