women in pharmacy
The week in review
This week we celebrated women in pharmacy, and there was again a focus on COVID-19 vaccination We celebrated International Women’s Day, with Yvette D’Ath MP, Queensland’s Minister for Health and …
Choose to challenge
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Queensland Branch, is inviting women in pharmacy and primary health care to join its International Women’s Day Breakfast The breakfast, which will be run as …
Pharmacy sexism a ‘very real threat’
A petition asking pharmacy organisations to address “a legacy of silent trepidation” due to sexism has sparked a conversation about how the sector can make changes Women in pharmacy face …
Diversity call at Guild
Pharmacy is a “highly feminised” industry which could do with more female leaders, says one stakeholder Pharmacy Guild national executive director Suzanne Greenwood has urged female pharmacy owners to consider …
Early career pharmacist elected president
Newcastle-based community pharmacist Chelsea Felkai has been elected as NSW Branch President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Ms Felkai, an early career pharmacist, locums in community pharmacy and is …
Women shaping hospital pharmacy
The SHPA says it leads gender equity on International Women’s Day, Sunday 8 March The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia says that it embodies this year’s International Women’s Day …
‘A lot of the advice you give is free, and it’s really unfair.’
NSW minister highlights pharmacist role but says supportive regulations need to be made, while panellist points out lack of remuneration “I am one of the biggest fans of pharmacists,” said …
‘Overworked, underpaid, unrecognised’
A pharmacy owner has criticised pharmacist pay rates, saying female community pharmacists are being ‘ignored’ Sydney pharmacist and owner Peter Feros has slammed community pharmacy pay rates, pointing out that …
Funding for women in pharmacy
The Pharmacy Guild’s Queensland Branch has been named as a recipient under the Queensland Government’s Advancing Women in Business Initiative The initiative aims to provide female pharmacists, interns, pharmacy students …
Pharmacy: the numbers
The gap between male and female pharmacist numbers continues to grow, as does the overall number of pharmacists registered in Australia The Pharmacy Board has released its latest figures regarding …
Data reveals pharmacy pay gap
Male pharmacists in the UK are out-earning women in the profession by 6.4%, new data has shown The Pharmaceutical Journal conducted a salary and job satisfaction survey between July and …
Celebrating Women Pharmacist Day
The inaugural Women Pharmacist Day will be held tomorrow on Friday 12 October, in conjunction with National Pharmacist Month across the US The first-ever Women Pharmacist Day will be celebrated …