Report June 2024

Report June 2024

Advancing Women in Healthcare Leadership – Community of Practice (CoP) meetings: A/Prof Magdalena Simonis attended various meetings to discuss strategies for colleges to adopt a gender equity and diversity in leadership / medicine strategy. Tools are available from...
Report June 2024

Report January – March 2024

Members of AFMW from around Australia celebrated IWD. We hosted an online Circle of Kindness event led by new Executive member Dr Ruby Curtis from ACT, A/Prof Simonis was kept busy as a guest speaker at national events and presented to University students on career...
Report June 2024

Report October – December 2023

The new triennium for AFMW resulted in the election of the following office bearers: Dr Sarah Coll President, Dr Madhura Naidu VP, Dr Evelyn Konstantopoulos Treasurer, Dr Katrina Harris Secretary. We are grateful to all who put their hand up to help with our vision of...
Report June 2024

Report July – September 2023

July 1st: Global Women’s Peace Network, A/Prof Magdalena Simonis was invited as keynote speaker and presented on Leadership resilience and holding up the ladder for others, see https://youtu.be/kxbS1emkjiM July 6th: AFMW announced the Purple Bush Medicine Leaves...
Report June 2024

Report April – June 2023

King’s Birthday Honours A/Prof Magdalena Simonis AM: – appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to medicine through a range of roles, and to women’s health – COVID-19 Champion’s list Dr Elizabeth Rickman AM: –...
Report June 2024

Report January – March 2023

AFMW continues to advocate for women’s health and climate change issues affecting women’s health. Meetings by zoom.