Women definitely have it harder. I’ve seen statistics that back that up too.

Women have more variance in their health, mostly linked to their hormonal cycle. That drastically widens the range of ‘normal’ for them as a group. An individual patient might be highly abnormal for herself, but within the bounds of ‘average normal’. A good doctor, with time will account for that. Unfortunately most lack the time.

The fact that doctors are traditionally male doesn’t help. Add in a few women overreacting to feed the stereotypes and we end up with the current situation.

It seems to be improving slowly, based on what I’ve seen, but it’s still got a long way to go.