Michele Clark, Director of Office for Women I want to introduce you to someone who has had a profound impact on your life. Someone you may not even know exists. We live in a world that is not equal for men and women. For the majority of human history, men have designed our world. And as a result, we live in a world designed for men. In the healthcare sector, this man even has a name. For many years, healthcare data and drug trials have relied on studies done on men as if they apply equally to women. Specifically, a Caucasian man around 25 to 30. He is known as Reference Man and his superpower is apparently being able to represent every person in the world. If the patriarchy had a mascot, it would surely be Reference Man.