Women in Mind UK
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💛 #BJPsych is calling for papers for its 2025 special issue on 'Psychiatric Symptoms on the Ovarian Hormone Roller Coaster'
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We are sad and concerned about women medics taking on roles in public life if their personal safety is compromised as a result.
Hilary Cass thetimes.co.uk/article/hilary…
Have you taken a look at our #IWD collection curated by Cambridge UP - Psychology & Psychiatry?
Read the selected articles across the #BJPsychJournals focusing on women's #mentalhealth for free: tinyurl.com/bp95ej7v
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It's #InternationalWomensDay (8 March) We're pleased Dr Stella Kingett, Chair of Women in Mind UK has shared her thoughts and support for the #BJPBulletin special article on severe mental illness and perimenopause: tinyurl.com/ep7wzs6h
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If you have missed it, please watch again our webinar “Still the Second Sex? Data, Disaggregation and Discrimination” #InternationalWomensDay
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On #InternationalWomensDay please pause and consider that abuse is one of the main drivers of mental health problems in women and girls- Presidential leads Dr Cath Durkin and Dr Phillippa Greenfield theguardian.com/society/2024/m… Ten and Two Jess Phillips MP
UK women ‘need to work an extra 19 years to retire with same pension pot as men’
#inequality
#GenderPayGap theguardian.com/money/2024/feb…
This is a great Royal College of Psychiatrists initiative, and *all* College members should try complete it. Understanding and improving the experience & care of women & girls accessing mental health services is *everyone's business*. Amrit Sachar 🇵🇸 #StopTheGenocide
Women in Mind UK Anita Sethi 🍃 After lunch Dr Pearl Hettiaratchy talking about her phenomenal 55yr career in #psychiatry 👏
She was the 1st person of colour to be an Royal College of Psychiatrists Officer (VP) in 1995
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Women in Mind UK We then heard from Dr Susan Bewley, obstetrician & gynaecologist.
She reflected on the changes in medicine & treatment for females through the lens of her own career but also 4 generations of women doctors in her family
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Women in Mind UK In the final plenary we heard from Ann Furedi sharing her experience of being CEO BPAS for 17yrs (👏) & the moral argument for #abortion
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“Activism is the rent we pay for living on this planet” - Alice Walker, quoted by Hannana Siddiqui. Quite a note on which to finish the discussion 👏🏻 Royal College of Psychiatrists #WMHSIGConf23 Women in Mind UK
And yet another fantastic talk by Dr Susan Bewley, interviewed by Saadia Muzaffar, on her personal experiences as an OBGY and the shifts on women's care and their identities, including the pressures of having or not having a child.
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We have Dr Stella Kingett opening the second session of the day focused on the challenges of motherhood and a very difficult topic, the sex industry.
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Women in Mind UK Anita Sethi 🍃 #NaomiStadlen starting off plenary 2 sharing stories of women’s experiences of #mother hood
“Am I normal? The shock of becoming a #mother ”
Normalising those shared pressures & stresses of motherhood to disperse & lessen feelings of failure.
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