25 Women project
In March 2020, the Women and Mental Health Special Interest Group marked its 25th anniversary by highlighting the stories of 25 amazing women psychiatrists.
We asked for nominations of people who may be seen as unsung heroes and may not have received recognition or awards, yet are still doing an amazing job. We wanted to hear how any personal or professional challenges had been overcome or managed.
The 25 Women Steering Group selected 25 women psychiatrists from a range of specialities, grades and geographical locations to showcase the variety and depth of achievements of our women psychiatrists.
We shared these women's stories through written narratives, blog posts (scroll to bottom of page), a podcast and a short film. We hope that these stories will remind us that success has many forms, especially when life outside of work is tough.
Read their stories
Blog posts
Click below to read the blog posts that were written for this project:
- Launching the 25 Women project - Dr Ruth Reed, co-chair of the Women and Mental Health Special Interest Group introduces the project.
- Linked journeys of medicine, psychiatry and life - Dr Jo Talbot Bowen introduces the latest five women that are featured in the 25 Women project.
- Stories and storytellers - Dr Beena Rajkumar discusses our 25 women and the courage they have shown to own their stories and to share them.
- Exemplifying intersectionality - Dr Ilaria Galizia and Dr Philippa Greenfield look at theme of 'intersectionality' that is reflected in the five featured women psychiatrists that featured in the second week of the 25 Women project.
- WMHSIG 25th anniversary reflections: part 1 - Twenty-five years ago, Dr Anne Cremona founded what would become the Women and Mental Health Special Interest Group. She looks back at how the group came to be.
- Identifying barriers and reducing stigma - Dr Julia Barber discusses the problems that cause women to be underrepresented in academia and practice and why diversity in our workforce remains inadequate.
- WMHSIG 25th anniversary reflections: part 2 – Former WMHSIG Chair Dr Ros Ramsay reflects on her own life and the common challenges women have faced in the profession.