Guardian Australia Book Club: women v the medical system

In the fourth edition of Guardian Australia’s monthly Zoom book club, authors Kylie Maslen, Katerina Bryant and Gabrielle Jackson discuss their own experiences with the gendered healthcare system, which leaves many women’s chronic and invisible illnesses dismissed, misdiagnosed and untreated. With our book club participants, who join the chat, they talk about the pain and anger that galvanised them, what they learned through the writing process, and where they look for hope. Watch the full event on YouTube

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• Hysteria: A Memoir of Illness, Strength and Women’s Stories Throughout History, by Katerina Bryant, is out through NewSouth ► https://www.newsouthbooks.com.au/books/hysteria/

• Show Me Where It Hurts: Living with Invisible Illness, by Kylie Maslen, is out through Text Publishing ► https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/show-me-where-it-hurts-living-with-invisible-illness#:~:text=Kylie%20Maslen%20has%20been%20living,more%20than%20half%20her%20life.&text=Show%20Me%20Where%20it%20Hurts%20is%20a%20powerful%20collection%20of,endured%20chronic%20pain%20and%20suffering.

• Pain and Prejudice: A Call to Arms for Women and Their Bodies, by Gabrielle Jackson, is out through Allen and Unwin ► https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/general-books/health-fitness/Pain-and-Prejudice-Gabrielle-Jackson-9781760529093

• Guardian Australia’s Book Club is a free monthly event hosted on Zoom, in partnership with Australia at Home ► https://www.theguardian.com/books/series/guardian-australia-book-club

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