- bluemilk starts a list of advice for medical professionals, aiming to improve their interactions with female patients. Can I please second point 2?
- An unnamed single mum muses on her own journey to realising she is beautiful.
- Jill at Feministe has a round-up of some of the posts in Monday's Blogging for Women in the Congo effort.
- Anjum points out the rather gender-based differences between personal attacks on Helen Clark and personal attacks on John Key.Australia gets a female GG, and even better Quentin Bryce is a feminist!
- The Standard reports on the insanity that is the Smackathon planned for October 1st.
- The Legal Eagle writes about the increasing expectation that women will be back at work quick smart after popping out their sprogs.
- Joanna of The Wellingtonista covers "fiercely feminist" magazine Bust.
- The 45th Carnival Against Sexual Violence is up at abyss2hope.
- And this Friday, April 18th, is not only the birthday of my dear friend Ang it is also Blog for Equal Pay Day. Although the blogswarm is US-based, issues of pay equity are definitely an issue in NZ too and I hope to churn a post out for it.
Wednesday 16 April 2008
Bits and Pieces
I seem to be doing this mid-week most weeks, so perhaps it should become a regular feature? Suggestions for names welcome.
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Another set of highly linkable links, julie. Men and gynaecology just don't mix, in my opinion. I'd much rather be examined by a female doctor.
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Yes, I prefer female doctors too... except that unless I want to see gender segregated medicine, I need to be comfortable with male doctors. Our doctor here in Adelaide is male (not that we have seen him yet, but he was the doctor we used to see here, and I liked and trusted him), our previous doctor was female, and the one before that was male. We have a preference for having the same doctor, so my husband was seeing our female doctor when we were in Wellington.
But Miss Nine has said she would prefer to see a woman doctor, so in deference to her sensibilities, I will sign her up with one of the women in the practice. And no doubt the Misses Six will want to see a woman in due course too. All quite reasonable for pubescent girls.
As is your preference, Violet. I find it easier to establish a connection and mutual respect with women too. I tend to point out, early on, that I have a PhD, and that more-or-less guarantees that doctors treat me with (mutual) respect. I always knew the degree would come in handy.....
Thanks. I really want to (collect others' suggestions and) spread the word on how doctors could improve their services for women so I'm especially grateful for the link on this one.
I'm obviously strange but I'd much rather have a male doctor. The most brutal and incompetent cervical smears I've had have been by women (note plural) doctors. I also find women often tend to be less sympathetic to other women. My female doctor seemed to feel that as morning sickness hadn't slowed her down I should be able to just get on with things as well. I know it goes against received wisdom but those have been my experiences
My bad experience wasn't because the doctor was male. It was because he was arrogant and not particularly caring. Partly he had quite a sexist attitude towards new mums ("my wife was running up and down stairs at this stage") but I have found that some women share this response, so I don't think it was simply a result of the fact he had a penis.
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