Tibus, AlexanderCiechanowicz, AncBjörnsdóttir Haaker, TheaBerlin International University of Applied Sciences2025-12-092025-12-092025https://repository.berlin-international.de/handle/123456789/1198This thesis investigates the gender data gap in medicine and how it impacts women’s health, arguing that systemic male bias in medical research and practice leads to misdiagnosis, inadequate treatment, and emotional distress among women. The research is composed of qualitative desk research and a thematic analysis of personal stories collected from Reddit, which revealed key themes including dismissal, disbelief, and misdiagnosis as well as recurring emotional responses such as frustration, fear, and hopelessness. These personal insights combined with the academic findings, reveal how the gender data gap in medical research affects women’s clinical experiences. The accompanying design project It’s All in Her Head, is an animated infographic with its title reflecting the tendency within the healthcare system to dismiss women’s physical symptoms as psychological. The viewer follows the protagonist through a series of unsettling encounters with the healthcare system, each scenario reflecting real-world scenarios based on the data obtained from the desk research and collected personal stories. The project aims to raise awareness about the severe consequences of the gender data gap on women’s health. This thesis and project utilizes design as a tool for criticizing the norm of men being the de- fault and advocating for change through visual storytelling.Thesis