New research reveals the long-term impacts of domestic and family violence and a higher prevalence of endometriosis than first thought.
For centuries, studies of human health have focused predominantly on men. Momentum for change began in the 1970s and 80s, through the women's health movement in Australia. For the past 30 years, a landmark Australian study, the first of its kind internationally. It's priority research areas have focussed on improvements in health services for women; provision of health information for women; research and collection of data on women's health; training of health care providers; and women's participation in decision-making on health. Now, as it enters its fourt decade, new findings reveal less-known truths about the impacts of domestic violence and endometriosis on women's health.
In this episode:
- The rise of Australia's women's health movement and the birth of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health.
- The immediate and long-term consequences of family, domestic and sexual violence on women’s physical and mental health.
- The push for earlier Endometriosis diagnosis and intervention.
- Why the study wants to attract a more diverse survey participant base.
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