“We can do better – a case for positive discrimination in the workplace” By Colby Benari Colby Benari Like many women, I started calling myself as a feminist in university. I started realising that sexual harassment is real even if others do not recognise that harassment happens. I started experiencing […]
Mind the Gap Sulagna Roy & Noor Al-Lamee Leadership is desired by many; whether good or bad, it is a role many seek out in order to bring about change. Many a woman will testify to situations where leadership opportunities are either taken away from them or something they […]
Disruptive Leadership Stella Vig Stella Vig Healthcare Leadership needs to change. At all levels. And now. The NHS cannot continue to teach and encourage leadership along traditional models. The current leadership model embeds nine leadership dimensions based upon current NHS principles. Currently Managers and Leaders can encourage, engage, […]
Women have been gaslighted Neena Modi Neena Modi Who am I? I am an Indian woman, a British citizen, an Asian Brit, a BME academic, a woman of colour, an immigrant, a mother, wife, a melanin medic….. Oh alas, labels are really not very helpful are they? Like most people, […]
An Interview with Dr. Thyagi Ponnamperuma By Lidija Rakic, scholar at The HLA During my medical internship in Sri Lanka, I have met a lot of very inspiring women. One of them is Dr. Thyagi Ponnamperuma. We met on a field trip where we visited the first training clinic […]
The leaders who are not yet risen Dr Ayesha Ahmad Today I told a medical student that it should be her who is authoring research articles, and that it should be her who is the professor leading and governing the directionality of pioneering health interventions to address the nuanced […]
Women In Healthcare Leadership Dr Eleanor Budge Dr Pooja Jassal-Prior Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836-1917) was a woman of firsts. Despite her desire to practice as a doctor, she was refused admission to medical school on the basis of her gender. Undiscouraged, she enrolled as a nursing student at Middle-sex […]