IWD - Bias Against Women

A 2020UN Report looking at data from 75 countries found what percentage of men and women have ‘a deeply ingrained bias’ against women?

Historically, clinical trials and diagnoses have focussed on men, meaning the body of medical evidence has a predominantly male perspective. Women are more likely to wait longer for a health diagnosis and to be told it’s ‘all in their heads’. The US’s National Institute of Health introduced a policy that requires medical investigators to take sex into consideration as a biological variable. Now, anyone who applies for grant funding from the NIH must either research both males and females, or give compelling reasoning for why only one sex should be examined. What year was this policy introduced?

The design of many items is based on a default ‘male’ body. For example, cars are designed around the body of a “Reference Man”, so although men are more likely to crash, women involved in collisions are more likely to be seriously hurt. How much more likely?

A recent report exploring access to Venture Capital found that 81.4% of the total invested between 2009 and 2019 had been invested in companies led by White Men. In contrast, White female-led companies received 9.2% of the investment over the same time period. What percentage of the total did Black female-led companies receive?

According to a 2019 survey, while both genders agreed that housework should be split evenly, only 40% of men believed this actually happened in their home. What proportion of women believed housework was split evenly in their home in practice?

A 2014 study at George Washington University found that men are more likely to interrupt when talking with women compared to when talking with men. How much more often did they interrupt?

Research for the Government Equalities Office found women suffered economically and often became ‘stuck’ at work as a result of taking on childcare responsibilities, while there was little impact on fathers. 26% of men had been promoted or moved to a better job in the first five years following parenthood, what proportion of women had?

A 2016 survey by the British LGBT Awards looked at the experience of lesbian and bisexual women in the workplace. What proportion said that they had experienced some kind of negative treatment including sexual discrimination, inappropriate language, lack of opportunity or bullying at work?

Most women experience menopause symptoms, which affect them negatively at work, but there is often a considerable stigma about talking about menopause. A 2020 survey of female doctors by the British Medical Association (BMA) found that more than 90% of the 2,000 respondents said that their menopause symptoms had affected their working lives. What proportion said they were unable to make the changes they needed to their working pattern to cope with symptoms?

Disabled women are disproportionately at risk from all forms of violence and abuse from carers, partners and people in the community. As of 2018, what percentage of women’s refuge spaces in England were accessible to wheelchair users?