From dismissing women's pain in the medical fraternity to understanding the impact of gender bias in medical research, in this edition of the ABC's The Conversation Hour the team look at the impact of a male -centric health care system and what needs to change to ensure better health outcomes for women.

Joining Richelle and Bronwen is Alfred Deakin Professor Rachel Huxley, Executive Dean for the Faculty of Health at Deakin University, one of the academic partners of the Australian Human Rights Institute's soon-to-be launched Centre for Sex and Gender Equity In Health and Medicine.

Listen here.