Happy, Healthy Women, Not Just Survivors is a joint advocacy initiative between the Australian Women’s Coalition (AWC), the Australian Federation of Medical Women (AFMW) and the Victorian Medical Women’s Society (VMWS). Following on from the national summit, a briefing paper has been released that provides the background information, evidence and… Read More »Happy, Healthy Women, Not Just Survivors
In 1896 women doctors struggled against prejudice to find employment in Melbourne hospitals.
In an important and thoughtful new book – Dinner with the Devil – Helen Macrae uncovers the compelling and sometimes funny stories of the amazing women who founded the hospital and later staffed Queen Vic as surgeons, nurses, radiographers, volunteers etc.
Dinner with the Devil will be available for purchase nationally in bookshops from October 1, 2015 – rrp $30 – or as an eBook. For more information, or to pre-order, contact the author at [email protected].
Increasing numbers of Australian women are seeking medical advice with concerns about the appearance of their labia minora or majora and asking about genital cosmetic surgery. Former VMWS President, Dr Magdalena Simonis, has written guidelines for general practitioners to help them support and counsel women with concerns about their appearance,… Read More »General Practice Guidelines for Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery
AFMW invites feedback two draft position statements pertaining to women’s reproductive rights.
Click here for more information.
– Draft Position Statement on the Ethics of of Doctor’s Conscience.
– Draft Position Statement in Abortion.
Malala Yousafzai has celebrated the second International Day of the Girl. Since she has shot by Taliban gunmen on her way home from school, she has continued to fight for girls’ rights to an education. Click here for more details.
UN Women Australia are hosting the International Women’s Day Breakfast 2012 in Melbourne on Monday, March 5th from 7-9 am, to raise funds for programs to provide assistance to women at risk all over the world. UN Women Australia is the National Committee for UN Women in Australia and is… Read More »International Women’s Day Breakfast 2012
The MIGA Doctors in Training (DIT) Grants Program offers funding to assist doctors in training pursue specialist training opportunities in Australia and abroad. It is open to doctors who are either enrolled in an accredited training program or who have completed their accredited training program within the last two years… Read More »2011 MIGA Doctors in Training Grants
The next stage of the Happy Healthy Women project aims to interview 100 survivors of sexual violence in order to develop guidelines for healthcare professionals and information for survivors that are based on survivor needs. Details are now posted on the Women Donors Network website, with the hope of attracting… Read More »Happy Healthy Women Not Just Survivors (HHWNJS) – Survivor Perspectives For Improving Healthcare Services
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