Twelve inspiring women were recognised for their groundbreaking work at this year’s Women in Innovation Awards, including environmental biogeochemistry researcher Dr Farzana Kastury.
Andi Snelling uses bold, exaggerated movement to illustrate her chronic ill health in Happy-Go-Wrong
Andi Snelling uses bold, exaggerated movement to illustrate her chronic ill health in Happy-Go-Wrong
Sun 14 Mar 2021 22.52 EDT
Last modified on Wed 17 Mar 2021 22.30 EDT
In 2015 a revolt sprung seemingly from nowhere as women began talking openly about chronic, invisible illnesses.
The Guardian Australia journalist Gabrielle Jackson shared her personal experience of endometriosis – the pain, the dismissal by doctors, the impacts on daily life – in a powerful opinion piece. That piece expanded into an international investigation by the Guardian on a condition that had previously received little attention either in the media or among the medical establishment.