For centuries, doctors have taken women’s diseases less seriously, saying they were psychological or made up. But now, social media is helping these women report their misdiagnoses and confront an unjust system.
Author: Jana Petersen
Jana Petersen, born in 1978, studied social and cultural anthropology and religious studies at the Free University of Berlin and attended the Protestant School of Journalism. She worked for many years at “taz.am wochenende” and the German “Vanity Fair”. As a freelance author, she writes primarily on social issues.