Welcome to this special extended podcast in honour of International Women's Day, in which we are joined by three special guests to address a crucial issue: women's healthcare rights, and how we can go about closing the gender health gap. Helping us to unpack what the gender health gap is, how it impacts women and what is being done to close the gap, we are joined by the following inspiring women: 

Dr Sarah White, CEO of Jean Hailes for Women's Health, Australia's leading non-governmental organisation providing women's health information and education to the general public and health professionals; and member of the National Women's Health Advisory Council, which provides the Australian Government with advice and recommendations to improve health outcomes for women in Australia

Shelly Horton, TV journalist, keynote speaker and media personality, renowned perimenopause and menopause warrior, and co-creator of online courses about confidence, health advocacy and peri and menopause in the workplace.

Dr Romy Listo, Deputy Chair of the Australian Women's Health Alliance, and a 2024 Churchill Fellowship recipient investigating models to support and destigmatise reproductive health in the workplace.

Welcome to this special extended podcast in honour of <a href="https://www.internationalwomensday.com/">International Women's Day</a>, in which we are joined by three special guests to address a crucial issue: women's healthcare rights, and how we can go about closing the gender health gap. Helping us to unpack what the gender health gap is, how it impacts women and what is being done to close the gap, we are joined by the following inspiring women:&nbsp;
Dr Sarah White, CEO of <a href="https://www.jeanhailes.org.au">Jean Hailes for Women's Health</a>, Australia's leading non-governmental organisation providing women's health information and education to the general public and health professionals; and member of the <a href="https://www.health.gov.au/committees-and-groups/national-womens-health-advisory-council">National Women's Health Advisory Council</a>, which provides the Australian Government with advice and recommendations to improve health outcomes for women in Australia
Shelly Horton, TV journalist, keynote speaker and <a href="https://shellshockedmedia.com/">media personality</a>, renowned perimenopause and menopause warrior, and co-creator of online courses about confidence, <a href="https://advocacymasterclass.com/">health advocacy</a> and <a href="https://dontsweatit.com.au/">peri and menopause in the workplace</a>.
Dr Romy Listo, Deputy Chair of the <a href="https://australianwomenshealth.org/">Australian Women's Health Alliance</a>, and a 2024 <a href="https://www.churchilltrust.com.au/">Churchill Fellowship</a> recipient investigating models to support and destigmatise reproductive health in the workplace.

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