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2819411Invisiblehttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/invisible-9780807023969/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2831672/6d92ae1e-ccbd-4c5b-b667-21133338e328.jpg?v=638384511913600000266369MXNBeacon PressInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>This vital exploration of the ways society overlooksand failsyoung women with disabilities and chronic illnesses is an essential read for . . . those wondering how to be a better support system (<em>Library Journal</em>).</strong></p><p>Michele Lent Hirsch knew she couldnt be the only woman who has dealt with serious health issues at a young age, as well as the resulting effects on her career, her relationships, and her sense of self. What she found while researching <em>Invisible</em> was a surprisingly large and overlooked populationand now, with long COVID emerging, one that continues to grow.</p><p>Though young women with serious illness tend to be seen as outliers, young female patients are in fact the primary demographic for many illnesses. They are also one of the most ignored groups in our medical systema system where young women, especially women of color and trans women, are invisible. And because of expectations about gender and age, young women with health issues must often deal with bias in their careers and personal lives.</p><p>Lent Hirsch weaves her own experiences together with stories from other women, perspectives from sociologists on structural inequality and inequity, and insights from neuroscientists on misogyny in health research. She shows how health issues and disabilities amplify what women in general already confront: warped beauty standards, workplace sexism, worries about romantic partners, and mistrust of their own bodies. By shining a light on this hidden demographic, Lent Hirsch explores the challenges that all women face.</p>...2755600Invisible266369https://www.gandhi.com.mx/invisible-9780807023969/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2831672/6d92ae1e-ccbd-4c5b-b667-21133338e328.jpg?v=638384511913600000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20189780807023969_W3siaWQiOiJjYjg0ZGJhZS1kZDI4LTQ3YmUtYmFmMy0yOWQ4MDBlNWMzMzQiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjM2MCwiZGlzY291bnQiOjEwMSwic2VsbGluZ1ByaWNlIjoyNTksImluY2x1ZGVzVGF4Ijp0cnVlLCJwcmljZVR5cGUiOiJXaG9sZXNhbGUiLCJjdXJyZW5jeSI6Ik1YTiIsImZyb20iOiIyMDI0LTEyLTAxVDAwOjAwOjAwWiIsInJlZ2lvbiI6Ik1YIiwiaXNQcmVvcmRlciI6ZmFsc2V9XQ==9780807023969_<p><strong>Featured in <em>The Advocate, New York Times, Literary Hub</em>, <em>Autostraddle</em>, and <em>New York</em> magazines <em>The Cut</em></strong></p><p><strong>This is a vital exploration of the ways society overlooksand failsyoung women with disabilities and chronic illnesses</strong></p><p>Miriams doctor didnt believe she had breast cancer. She did.</p><p>Sophie navigates being the only black scientist in her lab while studying the very disease, HIV, that she hides from her coworkers.</p><p>For Victoria, coming out as a transgender woman was less difficult than coming out as bipolar.</p><p>Michele Lent Hirsch knew she couldnt be the only woman whos dealt with serious health issues at a young age, as well as the resulting effects on her career, her relationships, and her sense of self. What she found while researching <em>Invisible</em> was a surprisingly large and overlooked populationand now, with long COVID emerging, one that continues to grow.</p><p>Though young women with serious illness tend to be seen as outliers, young female patients are in fact the primary demographic for many illnesses. They are also one of the most ignored groups in our medical systema system where young women, especially women of color and trans women, are invisible.</p><p>And because of expectations about gender and age, young women with health issues must often deal with bias in their careers and personal lives. Not only do they feel pressured to seem perfect and youthful, they also find themselves amid labyrinthine obstacles in a culture that has one narrow idea of womanhood.</p><p>Lent Hirsch weaves her own experiences together with stories from other women, perspectives from sociologists on structural inequality and inequity, and insights from neuroscientists on misogyny in health research. She shows how health issues and disabilities amplify what women in general already confront: warped beauty standards, workplace sexism, worries about romantic partners, and mistrust of their own bodies. By shining a light on this hidden demographic, Lent Hirsch explores the challenges that all women face.</p>(*_*)9780807023969_<p><strong>This vital exploration of the ways society overlooksand failsyoung women with disabilities and chronic illnesses is an essential read for . . . those wondering how to be a better support system (<em>Library Journal</em>).</strong></p><p>Michele Lent Hirsch knew she couldnt be the only woman who has dealt with serious health issues at a young age, as well as the resulting effects on her career, her relationships, and her sense of self. What she found while researching <em>Invisible</em> was a surprisingly large and overlooked populationand now, with long COVID emerging, one that continues to grow.</p><p>Though young women with serious illness tend to be seen as outliers, young female patients are in fact the primary demographic for many illnesses. They are also one of the most ignored groups in our medical systema system where young women, especially women of color and trans women, are invisible. And because of expectations about gender and age, young women with health issues must often deal with bias in their careers and personal lives.</p><p>Lent Hirsch weaves her own experiences together with stories from other women, perspectives from sociologists on structural inequality and inequity, and insights from neuroscientists on misogyny in health research. She shows how health issues and disabilities amplify what women in general already confront: warped beauty standards, workplace sexism, worries about romantic partners, and mistrust of their own bodies. By shining a light on this hidden demographic, Lent Hirsch explores the challenges that all women face.</p>...9780807023969_Beacon Presslibro_electonico_e7db7ebc-39da-38b9-900b-4c87dad054a7_9780807023969;9780807023969_9780807023969Michele LentInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/randomhousewh-epub-928f7867-68af-479f-8502-5df23fb7b7fa.epub2018-02-27T00:00:00+00:00Beacon Press