“Make sure when you see something in a woman who’s younger than you, you back them,” NSW Guild vice-president Catherine Bronger says on our latest podcast

AJP Podcast presenter Carlene McMaugh is joined by a panel of female leaders in the pharmacy profession to discuss International Women’s Day.

Community pharmacy owner and NSW Guild vice-president Catherine Bronger, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia national president Associate Professor Fei Sim, community pharmacist Elise Apolloni and specialist women’s and children’s hospital pharmacist and Advanced Pharmacy Australia vice-president Kate O’Hara explore the barriers they continue to face (40:11 ) and how they’ve accelerated their careers.

The esteemed panel of women also discussed how the profession and workplaces have adapted to meet the needs of female pharmacists.

“People don’t mind if you have a baby cry in a phone call or your kids running on a zoom or you have to go to deal with a caring responsibility – The world has changed,” O’Hara said. (27:28 )

Other topics discussed include:

• Juggling family responsibilities with work (9:30 )


• How being a female leader in the profession has impacted the approach to patient care (14:49 )


• Managing the work/life balance (18:46 )


• The importance of female mentors (33:45 )


• The challenges women encounter as female pharmacists (40:11 )


• Policy changes to support more women in the profession (48:43 )


• Female pharmacists’ roles in supporting other women’s health (52: 24)

You can access the full transcript of this podcast here. While we endeavour to ensure all important words and phrases are correct, please note there may be some minor inaccuracies in the transcription.

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