As Chair of the MWIA Mentoring and Leadership Special Interest Group, I am thrilled to report that our first ever webinar on May 15th 2021 was a fabulous success.
A/Professor Magdalena Simonis, Chair MWIA Scientific and Research Subcommittee presents a summary of the Medical Women’s International Association (MWIA) survey of COVID-19 experiences of women doctors as healthcare providers. Thank you all for participating, over 1,400 responses received.
Happy International Women’s day 2021 to all women around the world . We commemorate the day under the theme “Women in leadership :achieving an equal future in the COVID-19 world “ and the campaign theme #choosetochallenge . I raise my hand boldly to challenge the obnoxious and obscene acts of… Read More »Statement by Dr. Eleanor Nwadinobi, President of the Medical Women’s Association on International Women’s Day 2021
Would you like to represent AFMW at the World Health Assembly? What is the World Health Assembly? Read about the life changing experiences of AFMW members at WHA: Lydia di Stephano and Esther Schroeder (2018) Dr Natalie Yap (2016) To register your interest in attending WHA as an AFMW… Read More »World Health Assembly
The Commission on the Status of Women 2020 will be held from 9-20 March at the United Nations’ New York Headquarters. What is CSW? Would you like to represent AFMW at this event? Read about the life changing experiences of AFMW members at CSW: Dr Lydia Pitcher, AFMW Vice… Read More »Commission on the Status of Women
MWIA’s statutes and bylaws are available here. AFMW Events CoordinatorEvents coordination by AFMW, on behalf of the Australian Federation of Medical Women (AFMW), its affiliated Australian state and territory partners and international networks and supporters. If you have an event you would like to share with us for… Read More »MWIA Statutes and Bylaws
Are you interested in taking a more active role in MWIA? Here’s how you can get involved: attend the Triennial MWIA Congress join an MWIA Committee. MWIA committees support the Executive Committee. More information is available here. consider the role of MWIA National Coordinator on AFMW Council. This position is… Read More »Get involved in MWIA
2019 marks the centenary of MWIA. Preparations are well underway for the Centennial MWIA Congress to be held in July in New York. Read more about that here. At the General Assembly of the MWIA, AFMW, with 225 members, will get 7 votes. Australia has nominated Dr Desiree Yap (VMWS)… Read More »April 2019 – MWIA Report
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2019 marks 100 years of the Medical Women’s International Association. MWIA is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) whose mission is two-fold:Read More »MWIA Centennial Congress
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