Another day, another male ‘expert’ telling female doctors why the gender pay gap exists in medicine. Usually it’s because we work fewer hours, undervalue ourselves by charging patients reasonabl…
The truth about a broken health system that devalues & dehumanises junior doctors
It is 1998 and I am a first year medical student. A guest lecturer is talking about how she only works part time. Then she adds that she works forty hours a week. This is my first indication that ther…
This surgeon treats more avocado-related injuries in Australia than gunshot wounds: A ‘truth’ that cannot be ignored
Yet another mass shooting in the US, and in its midst, the National Rifle Association (NRA) sent out a tweet last week, stating that ‘self-important anti-gun’ doctors should ‘stay in their lane’. The …
6000 doctors now back Nauru evacuations as Dr Nicole Montana ordered to leave island
Dr Nicole Montana, a senior medical officer for Australia’s immigration processing centre on Nauru, was arrested last night on the island, according to media reports. The Guardian is reporting that Mo…
‘The tide is shifting’: On optimism and hope for the year ahead
More than 400 leaders from across politics, media the public and private sector gathered at the Sofitel Wentworth in Sydney to celebrate the 6th annual Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards, last week. If …
