Empowering highly productive women anaesthetists to achieve equity, promotion and leadership.
Brief history
Despite advances over recent decades, there exists a significant gender gap in terms of career progression, promotion, academic advancement, research grants and pay parity.
Women and gender diverse anaesthetists and pain medicine specialists are less likely to be published or be involved in the editorial process for leading publications. They are less likely to hold positions of leadership especially when associated with remuneration. Once women qualify as a specialist anaesthetist and/ or pain medicine specialist in their 30s, they can expect to be paid anywhere up to 12.5% less than their male counterparts on an hourly basis.
We are seeking to help redress these issues.
Structure
AUS/NZ WELI is a chapter of the WELI formed by the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia in 2018.
AUS/NZ WELI has tripartite support from the Australian Society of Anaesthetists, the Society for Paediatric Anaesthesia in Australia and New Zealand and the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists.
The AUS/NZ WELI co-founders are Dr Tanya Farrell (SPANZA President), Associate Professor Suzi Nou (previous ASA President) and Dr Maryann Turner (previous ANZCA Councillor).
We have an Advisory Board, a Curriculum Committee and an Education Committee.
Committees
Curriculum Committee
| Chair | Dr Lia Freestone |
Outcomes Committee
| Chair | Assoc Prof Suzi Nou |
| Member | Dr Fiona Desmond |
WELI Podcast
Assoc Prof Suzi Nou chats with leaders in paediatric anaesthesia, Professor Nina Deutsch and Associate Professor Larry Schwartz in the episode 83 of the Australian Anaesthesia podcast. They are two of the founders of the Women’s Empowerment and Leadership Initiative (WELI).
Listen to episode 83 below to learn more about WELI:
