Women’s health data can misidentify people as females when biological sex, legal classification and gender identity are treated as interchangeable, weakening the evidence used to guide women's healthcare. Women’s health policy depends on reliable information about our needs, access to care and outcomes. Governments need to know whether services are reaching women, whether treatments work … Continue reading The categories that shape women’s healthcare: Women, evidence and public responsibility, Part 1 of 3)
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TUF. Counting women: Why sex‑based data still matters (The Unmoved Feminist)
At first glance, “sex‑disaggregated data” sounds like a technical matter best left to statisticians. It is easy to assume that debates about whether forms record “sex” or “gender identity”, or whether reports talk about “women” or “people who experience violence”, are just questions of wording. From a second‑wave, materialist feminist perspective, they are nothing of … Continue reading TUF. Counting women: Why sex‑based data still matters (The Unmoved Feminist)