Women’s Health Week – Menstrual health impacts on work and education
As part of Women’s Health Week (2-6 September) Western Sydney University will be holding an online webinar to discuss how menstrual health can impact women’s education and work.
Titled Australian Higher Education: Exploring Women’s health, education and work, the seminar aims to facilitate research-informed discussions that challenge the stigma, taboo, and misinformation that so often surrounds these health issues.
Organisers, Dr Michelle O’Shea from the School of Business, Dani Howe, and Dr Millie Mardon NICM Health Research Institute have gathered a group of Western Sydney University academics to speak about the research and initiatives they are currently working on.
“We’re aiming to look productively at how education and work can be reshaped to enable full participation in these environments, while valuing women’s agency and input,” said Dr O’Shea.
During the webinar the team including Associate Professor Mike Armour, NICM Health Research Institute; Dr Brahm Marjadi, School of Medicine; Dr Nicole Peel, School of Health Sciences; along with PhD Candidate Erin Grace Donnarumma, Dani Howe and Dr Millie Mardon will discuss the following topics:
- Impacts of menstruation at school and university
- Menstruation, chronic pelvic pain, menstrual disorders and menopause at work
- Perimenopause at work
The webinar is being held on Tuesday, 3 September from 11.30am and you can register your attendance on Zoom and find out more about this year’s Jean Hailes Women’s Health Week on the Women's Health Week website(opens in a new window).
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2 September 2024
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