AFMW President Report April 2014
- On January 8, 2014, AFMW members Associate Professor Jan Coles, Dr Desiree Yap, Professor Cabrielle Casper and Dr Raie Goodwach submitted a response to WHO’s recent Secretariat report “Addressing the global challenge of violence, in particular against women and girls” (Doc EB134/21)
Australia’s Invisible Women Surgeons: Their WWI Contribution
In August 1914, there were one hundred and twenty nine female doctors registered as medical practitioners in Australia. When the First World War began, some were very keen to work with wounded and ill soldiers and to do their duty for the Empire and for Australia just as their male colleagues were doing. But they were female, regarded as lady doctors and ladies did not go to war. Enlistment in both the Australian Army Medical Corp and the Royal Army Medical Corps were denied to women other than nurses. Read More »Australia’s Invisible Women Surgeons: Their WWI Contribution