The four priorities for tackling medical misogyny in Australia

Guardian Australia spoke with five experts to find out what areas they think the new advisory council should prioritise.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are twice as likely to have cardiovascular disease and to die from coronary heart disease or stroke than non-Indigenous women. They also die 7.8 years earlier than non-Indigenous women.

Starlady is the program manager of the Zoe Belle Gender Collective, a trans and gender-diverse-led advocacy organisation. She says there are numerous overlaps between the experiences of discrimination of cis women and trans and gender diverse people.

A survey of Australian cancer patients found 58% of trans and gender diverse respondents said fear of mistreatment was the biggest barrier when accessing healthcare and 20% said they had been refused general healthcare. Starlady said she has experienced this as well.