Episodes

  • Hysterical: 'Push through' or quit: The choice facing women with chronic pain in inflexible workplaces

    Hysterical: 'Push through' or quit: The choice facing women with chronic pain in inflexible workplaces
    Sep 11 2024
    Women are sharing experiences of stigma and discrimination when it comes to flexible working arrangements to manage chronic pain conditions. This is despite the fact at least 3 million Australians are estimated to be suffering with chronic pain, amid a rise in remote and hybrid work arrangements following the COVID pandemic. In this bonus episode of 'Hysterical' we speak to women who have encountered this workplace stigma, and the changes they wish to see across Australia's workplaces.
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    18 mins
  • Hysterical: Some people experience barriers and bias seeking health care, but what about those delivering it?

    Hysterical: Some people experience barriers and bias seeking health care, but what about those delivering it?
    Aug 21 2024
    Women and trans people clearly experience ongoing barriers and bias in our health system, but what about those on the very frontline of care? Healthcare professionals fight tirelessly to provide quality care to all who need it, but women and trans health workers are reporting bias, discrimination, and even bullying, as they perform this essential work.
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    29 mins
  • Hysterical: whose bodies do we study, and is our treatment falling behind?

    Hysterical: whose bodies do we study, and is our treatment falling behind?
    Aug 13 2024
    The male body is still treated as the default in medicine, despite progress around women's health issues. This prevailing bias in medical studies and clinical trials can have dire consequences for women and trans people who are vulnerable to misdiagnosis and unknown side affects from medication.
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    24 mins
  • Hysterical: Ignorance, stigma, shame: why they cause dangerous delays in diagnosis

    Hysterical: Ignorance, stigma, shame: why they cause dangerous delays in diagnosis
    Aug 6 2024
    The average diagnosis for endometriosis is between 7 and 12 years, while a Senate inquiry is currently looking into issues related to perimenopause and menopause. At the same time, there are prevailing gaps in knowledge around other health conditions such as polycystic ovary syndrome. So what are the consequences of a delayed diagnosis for women and trans people?
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    33 mins
  • Hysterical: Why do some groups have to fight for safe and affordable sexual and reproductive healthcare?

    Hysterical: Why do some groups have to fight for safe and affordable sexual and reproductive healthcare?
    Jul 30 2024
    It was a historic moment for Australia... as Western Australia became the last state in the country to decriminalise abortion in March this year. The federal government also committed just over $6 million dollars in funding to contraceptive care in the May budget. But there are still barriers around accessing safe and affordable sexual and reproductive health care for women and the LGBTQI+ community.
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    33 mins
  • Hysterical: a midwife told Sam to take panadol for her pain as her baby went into distress

    Hysterical: a midwife told Sam to take panadol for her pain as her baby went into distress
    Jul 23 2024
    A world-first New South Wales birth trauma inquiry released at the end of May made 43 recommendations for the state government. These include implementing trauma-informed care, reviewing laws around informed consent and improving mental health support and postpartum services. So what are the birth experiences of people in Australia which led to this inquiry?
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    30 mins
  • Hysterical: the shocking findings from government inquiries into women's healthcare

    Hysterical: the shocking findings from government inquiries into women's healthcare
    Jul 16 2024
    Two thirds of women in Australia say they experience gender bias in the health system. That's according to the federal government's End Gender Bias survey, which more than 2,500 women responded to and which forms part of the government's attempts to address medical misogyny. An inquiry into women's pain led by the Victorian Government Department of Health also found women generally experience more recurrent, severe and longer lasting pain than men, but are often dismissed by health practitioners. But are trans and gender diverse experiences being included in these conversations?
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    24 mins
  • Hysterical: the history of hysteria and the travelling womb

    Hysterical: the history of hysteria and the travelling womb
    Jul 9 2024
    'Hysteria' is a concept dating back to ancient times, which persisted in contemporary medical discourse, including the American manual of mental disorders. The term was finally removed in 1980 but has it actually disappeared from our society?
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    20 mins