Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
women's clinics, hospitals, women's services, healthcare
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Sociology
Abstract
The 1960s showed marked improvements in the realm of decreasing the inequality gap between men and women. For example, government acts called for equal pay and protected women against discrimination. However, in the area of healthcare, women felt that there was a disconnect between themselves and the way that their bodies were being treated. For instance, doctors were mainly male at this time, and in 1970, women only made up 7.6% of doctors in the United States (Weisman 1998). These doctors spent little time with their patients and did not believe in sharing vital health information with their patients; doctors often thought that if they did so, their patients would fantasize health problems that they did not actually have as side effects of treatment (Morgen 2002).
Recommended Citation
Darchuck, Hayley
(2013)
"The Relationship Between Women’s Clinics and Hospitals Offering Women’s Services 1960-2000,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013:
Iss.
1, Article 615.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/615