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Women and children face unique barriers to healthcare access Women are typically the primary caregivers in a family, meaning they may be unable to earn an income of their own (1). Without an independent income, women are often left with little autonomy in regard to their healthcare needs. Stereotypical gender… Read More »Reproductive & Sexual Health Support

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The Victorian Medical Women’s Society actively campaigns for Climate Change Awareness. We acknowledge that anthropogenic climate change is an urgent global health and urgent women’s health challenge which occurs mainly due to human-related greenhouse gas emissions which results in global warming which is accelerating and will not stabilise without significant… Read More »Climate Emergency

Financial support The VMWS is aware of the challenge many tertiary students face when they take study leave for parental reasons, for both planned and unplanned circumstances. Many tertiary students in Victoria today are entering graduate studies, and, for many, decisions around bearing children are on their agenda. One of… Read More »Support for parents who are students

Gender discrimination and harassment in the medical workplace have been well documented for many years and continue to be pressing issues for doctors and medical students alike. This takes many forms, ranging from overt assault and sexual bargaining (1) to more insidious manifestations, such as signalling to female medical students… Read More »Gender Discrimination and Harassment in the Medical Workplace

Two patients present to the Emergency Department. Thomas is a 52-year-old man who came in with central, crushing chest pain radiating up his jaw and down his left arm. The episode began 20 minutes ago when he was on a walk with his wife, who promptly called an ambulance. Sienna… Read More »Gender-specific Medicine: The Differences Between Male and Female Patients