NHS Midlands Charter have been developing a best practice toolkit for health education providers including case studies. Keep an eye out for its release!
#sexism #medicine #surgery #equality #diversity #change #womeninmedicine
NHS Midlands NHS England

“It’s crucial to remember the trailblazing women who paved the way for us. As the saying goes, ‘followers will never know how hard the leader tries to create the path’”
#sexism #womeninmedicine #change #leadership #leadchange #inspire #Equality
Sarb Clare MBE

Surviving in Scrubs was created in 2022 by Dr Becky Cox and Dr Chelcie Jewitt. At its core the campaign focuses on anonymous testimonies submitted about sexual misconduct in healthcare
#sexism #sexualharassment #medicine #surgery #womeninmedicine #womeninsurgery
Surviving In Scrubs

The University of Surrey has produced a guide on addressing unprofessional behaviours between healthcare staff including how to improve culture
#sexism #unprofessionalbehaviour #professional #medicine #healthcare #culture #discrimination
University of Surrey

Dr Aaliya Goyal shares the importance of women contributing and acting as “safe spaces” to listen, believe and support other women. This is just as vital for those experiencing intersectional discrimination
#sexism #racism #intersectionality #womeninmedicine #medicine
Dr Aaliya 💙

Tista has worked both with the GMC and outside on multiple projects to tackle sexual misconduct in healthcare and provide supportive resources for healthcare leaders
#sexism #sexualmisconduct #sexualassault #GMC #medicine
GMC Tista Chakravarty-Gannon 💙 💜

Allyship is vital to tackling discrimination. Similar to the example of “white privilege: unpacking the invisible knapsack ” explained by P McIntosh
#sexism #discrimination #racism #allyship #medicine #womeninmedicine #healthcare

Sarah Birkhoelzer set up the women in cardiology mentorship scheme due to poor representation and retention in this specialty 🫀
#sexism #mentoring #womeninmedicine #medicine #equality #genderequality
Sarah Birkhoelzer @sarah.theheartdoc

Women Empowering Women in the West Midlands organise conferences and other events to address inequality including under-representation of women in senior positions in medicine
#sexism #discrimination #medicine #healthcare #womeninmedicine #womeninleadership
Sarb Clare MBE

Women Speakers in Healthcare was created to address the ever present “manel” at healthcare conferences. Greta McLachlan is one of the co-founders
#Sexism #Medicine #WomenInHealthcare #SexualMisconduct #Equality #Diversity
Women Speakers in Healthcare Greta mclachlan

University Hospitals Leicester have carried out a wide range of work to tackle sexual misconduct in the workplace with involvement of all levels including the CEO and Chief People Officer
#sexism #medicine #surgery Leicester's Hospitals Kath Higgins Clare Collins 🇺🇦 Kirsten Boyle

AIMMS Mentoring (Academic Intersectionality Mentoring in Medical Schools): if you are interested to know more or take part please check out our website: or contact us on: southampton.ac.uk/medicine/about… [email protected]
#medicine #medicalschool
Prof Nisreen Alwan 🌻

The latest Good Medical Practice guidance by the General Medical Council now covers sexual misconduct #gmc #sexism #sexualharassment #sexualmisconduct #medicine #surgery
GMC

The Gender Equity Inititative in Global Surgery (GEIGS) is an international organisation aiming to address inequities in surgery globally through research, advocacy and mentoring
#sexism #sexualharassment #surgery #womeninsurgery #ilooklikeasurgeon #equality #medicine #surgeon

The #ilooklikeasurgeon aimed to shared photos of surgeons and reduce stereotypes and assumptions on what a surgeon looks like
#surgeon #surgery #womeninsurgery #diversity #healthcare #medicine #sexism

Dr Alwan calls out that women in medicine are constantly introduced by their names whilst their male counterparts are introduced by their professional titles (Dr)
#medicine #saymyname #surgery #healthcare #sexism #discrimination #genderbias #doctor
Prof Nisreen Alwan 🌻