In medicine, women's health concerns are often misdiagnosed or not taken seriously. Why? For decades, medical research, prevention, and treatment have been based on the average male as the standard. Women were excluded from studies until the 1990s. Even today, they are often overlooked in research due to hormonal fluctuations, which make them "too expensive" and "too complex" to study. While gender equality in medicine is gaining attention, there is still a long way to go.
An injustice that urgently needs more attention and public awareness, found Dorothea Wagnerberger. As a graduate in Interaction Design from Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences, she developed an idea in her award-winning master's thesis to engage as many people as possible with this topic in a playful way.
And so Gendomedol was born: an interactive card game designed to raise awareness about gender-inclusive medicine.
Whether it's endometriosis, ADHD, or heart disease: The card set explains gender-specific differences in various medical conditions and makes an important contribution toward equality in healthcare.
