“Our Pain Is Dismissed”— This New Documentary Explores The Gender Pain Gap Black Women Face

Essence Magazine:

By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Published June 9, 2023

Black women are often treated with skepticism or apathy when they discuss their pain, and healthcare can be even more difficult for Black women with invisible disabilities.

“The Color of Pain” examines this gender pain gap, “the phenomenon in which pain in women is more poorly understood and more mistreated compared to pain in men due to systemic gaps and biases.”

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