Neela Janakiramanan is a reconstructive plastic surgeon who spends most of her time playing with power tools to fix hands and wrists, while accidentally teaching, mentoring, writing, and fighting the patriarchy.
Christine Lai is a general surgeon who works in the field of thyroid and breast cancer surgery. She is the Chair of the Women in Surgery Section of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. In addition, she trains and mentors students and junior doctors, and is passionate about workplace diversity and gender equity. All views expressed are entirely her own. She tweets @csl888