The Winter 2020 Edition of the Voice is Here
Monday, February 10th, 2020This Winter 2020 Edition of the Voice highlights our 2019 Annual General Meeting held at the Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON; an update on the FMWC’s 2019 awards, updates on … Read more
FMWC Wellness Challenge
Wednesday, April 10th, 2019The Federation of Medical Women of Canada mission statement outlines our goals of working towards “[…] the promotion of the well-being of women both in the medical profession and in … Read more
Gender-Based Abuse has no Place in Professional Discourse.
Wednesday, September 12th, 2018Physicians Can and Must Do Better The Medical Post recently reported on a #MeTooMedicine moment that happened over Twitter involving a male physician and two women physicians that highlights in … Read more
FMWC Proposes #MeTooMedicine MWIA Statement
Thursday, September 6th, 2018As a member of the Medical Women International Association (MWIA), the FMWC, supported by the American Medical Women’s Association, proposed the following statement be issued by the MWIA in response … Read more
Is it Medicine’s #MeToo or #TimesUp Moment Yet?
Tuesday, June 5th, 2018Reading time: 4:00 min This is a personal reflection submitted by Dr. Karen Breeck, past president of the FMWC. We applaud her courage in coming forward and sharing her experiences … Read more
Is it Time for #MeToo in Medicine?
Wednesday, February 28th, 2018Originally published in the Medical Post, Tuesday February 27, 2018 Over the last year, the #MeToo movement has gained considerable momentum in bringing to light the prevalence of sexual harassment … Read more
Women Physicians: The Second Shift
Monday, February 12th, 2018According to the Canadian Medical Association, 64% of practicing family physicians are women under the age of 35. This is a welcome statistic and a clear indication of the change … Read more
FMWC Marches to Parliament Hill over #UnFairTaxChanges
Thursday, October 12th, 2017AMO DocToc: Fall 2017 Issue The Federation of Medical Women of Canada (FWMC) used the opportunity of their annual general meeting, held in Ottawa during September 14-17, 2017, to mount … Read more
Physician Workplace Health Begins with Respectful, Value-free Dialogue
Tuesday, October 10th, 2017In the spring of 2016, CivicAction, a non-partisan group of senior executives, corporate and community leaders, released a report suggesting that 1.5 million people in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton … Read more