Which of the following statements best summarizes the medical treatment that women receive?
a. Women consistently receive more medical treatment than they need.
b. Women consistently receive less medical treatment than they need.
c. Women sometimes receive too much medical treatment, and sometimes too little medical treatment.
d. At present, women do not seem to receive biased medical treatment.
Question 2
Which of the following statements is correct concerning the biases against women in the health-care system?
a. Women are less likely than men to have full-time employment, so their schedules are more flexible and they are more likely to participate in medical research.
b. Important medical research that has implications for women's lives has often excluded females from the research population.
c. Women are often depicted in medical textbooks, creating the impression that women are sick, rather than healthy.
d. Women experience substantial discrimination in applying to medical school.
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