Leading GP calls on doctors to use their ‘superpower’ for good
The privilege of having a medical degree can be used to advocate for patients and to speak up for colleagues, says a Brisbane GP who worked as a UN…
Tag: Gender
How a journal is trying to end male bias in medical research
Like in many aspects of life, there remains an undercurrent of sex bias against women in the STEM fields. And this bias has a negative…
Moves to boost female doctor numbers face waning support
Doctors think there are more women in the profession than there are, leading to less support for gender equality initiatives among male doctors, wa…
Not everyone is male or female – the growing controversy over sex designation
When a human is born, it’s a health practitioner’s job to assign a ‘male’ or ‘female’ label based on a look at the baby’s genitalia.…
Women more likely to die under male surgeons’ care
The findings have prompted calls to urgently address the paucity of female surgeons.
‘I think it’s time to change the orthopaedic surgeon stereotype’
Dr Annette Holian, the first female president of the Australian Orthopaedics Association, wants to shift the specialty's culture to value differenc…
RACGP unveils ‘inclusive’ new sex and gender standards for patient records
GPs have been advised to display LGBTIQA+ flags and ensure patients' preferred pronouns are used in the latest update to practice standards.
Male doctors less likely to refer to female surgeons
The bias means female surgeons have fewer and less lucrative procedural referrals which is adding to the gender pay disparity, say the researcher…
Gender dysphoria: Puberty blockers court ruling thrown out
The case of Keira Bell made global headlines.
Surgeons’ college announces it will abandon ‘Mr’ and ‘Ms’ titles
It will refer to surgeons with non-gendered titles in marketing materials and on its website.
