Macquarie neurosurgeons show hearts as big as their brains

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  1. PLEASE NOTE my initial post below (at the bottom) has a typo in it – remove the word “not” from the first paragraph – I’ve resent with the correction.

    Admin: Could you delete the post with the error, thanks.

  2. This donation to the University is very valuable and the motivation for donating is to be greatly admired. I would be the first to acknowledge that the team featured above are doing fantastic work both professionally and in terms of their philanthropy – good on you all and thank you for supporting the University’s work.

    However, my first thought on seeing the above photo was, “Wow, Macquarie surgeons demonstrate the gendered nature of neurosurgery.”

    Are our other specialist teams this gender-exclusive? I was wondering whether you just forgot to ask the women along to the party, but on viewing the Neurosurgery website I see that all of our nine neurosurgeons are male and both Fellows and Clinical Scholars are male. Of the two Associate Specialists, one is male, one female. But – GUESS WHAT? – the two NURSES are women! And ALL EIGHT ADMINISTRATORS!!

    Amazing.

    As I’ve acknowledged above, the donation is great news – no taking away from that! But the photo and staffing data on the team’s website do invite the question of what are these men (and the University) doing about getting more women into their specialisation? And please – let’s not hear the same tired old excuses that “we can’t find any qualified women” or “women don’t apply”. Let’s see some inclusive ACTION on gender equity.

    1. Here’s a thought: How about Macquarie takes the lead in the area of gender equity in the medical specialisations, as well as in medical research and teaching? Maybe the University could sponsor a special “talent spotting” and mentoring program to provide pathways for women into the specialisations.

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