Schools will be told to stop splitting up pupils for sex education classes so boys grow up with a better understanding of female health issues.
Doctors will also receive additional training on contraception and the menopause as part of a ten-year Women’s Health Strategy for England launched today.
Ministers want to tackle a culture of ‘medical misogyny’ which leaves women struggling to access the same quality of care as men. The Government has set an ambition to ensure women and girls ‘have their concerns taken seriously’.
It comes after 84 per cent of people told a consultation women often feel they are not listened to when they seek help from the NHS. Boys and girls will be taught about women’s health, including the menopause, ‘from an early age’, with schools asked not to split them up for lessons on relationships, sex and health.
