Women make up 77 per cent of the NHS – the UK’s biggest employer – yet many say they are subjected to sexist discrimination that dents their wellbeing, earning prospects, and prospective promotions. The report also points out that “talented women are missing out on the opportunity to become surgeons because of a lack of support.”⁠ ⁠ Many of the women share experiences of trying to report what they’ve been put through only to be dismissed, or met with excuses: that the male practitioner is “having a hard time at home,” or simply “making a joke.” One heard that her complaint had been taken to a tribunal only after the case had been dismissed. The culture is the problem, many reinforce: “I’m disgusted by the General Medical Council [GMC], their pointless statements and what they have enabled,” one anonymous user wrote. While Professor Colin Melville, Medical Director and Director for Education and Standards at the GMC, told Stylist that such accounts are “harrowing and appalling... There can be no place for misogyny, sexism or any form of sexual harassment in the medical profession.”⁠ ⁠ Read the full report at the link in our bio.