Women's health
Grown kids, ageing parents, demanding careers: Why ‘midlife collision’ is buffeting women
Women who are caught in the middle of caregiving responsibilities just when their careers are at their peak are handling responsibilities in all aspects of their lives.
- Wendy Tuohy
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- Menopause
College of GPs pulls support from menopause event as experts criticise influencer claims
The college said the So Hot Right Now conference, where the headline speaker is high-profile British GP Louise Newson, was no longer deemed eligible to be credited as professional development for GPs.
- Wendy Tuohy
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- Medical Misogyny
‘I would need to meet your mother’: Doctors refuse women’s requests for sterilisation
The detailed findings of a landmark Australian survey into gender bias in healthcare has delivered more sobering news about women’s experiences with the medical system.
- Aisha Dow
- Opinion
- TikTok
Wellness crazies are telling women to ditch the pill. It’s lunacy
Influencers are urging women to abandon hormonal contraceptives like the pill in favour of “period-tracking” apps. But it’s bad advice, unless you want to be pregnant.
- Jenna Price
Anja gave birth on the side of the road. Listen to the triple-zero call
Maternity hospital closures are forcing labouring women to travel hundreds of kilometres across “maternity deserts” to give birth.
- Kate Aubusson
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- Water safety
The surge of horrific jet-ski injuries damaging women’s reproductive systems
Surgeons warn that there has been a rise in severe tears caused when passengers fall off the back of a jet-ski, prompting a call for people to wear protective wetsuit pants.
- Wendy Tuohy
- Exclusive
- Victoria
Tampon vending machines convenient but won’t solve period poverty, researchers say
Victoria’s free pad and tampon vending machines are not the best way to get period products to those who need them most, according to the government’s expert advice.
- Broede Carmody
From wandering wombs to the missing clitoris: How medical misogyny works
From Ancient Greece right through to modern medicine in Australia today, the treatment of women in science started badly and remains a serious problem.
- Kate Aubusson and Emily Kaine
- Opinion
- Motherhood
Instagram almost shamed me into refusing pain relief in childbirth
Social media algorithms told me that I had to give birth at home, without drugs. But my baby didn’t care about the influencers’ rules around childbirth.
- Bethany Williams
From hot flushes to night sweats: How to deal with menopause in a heatwave
Extreme heat is uncomfortable for everyone, but particularly for those going through menopause. Here’s how to cope.
- Lauren Ironmonger
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