Sally Davies on women in medicine

<p>Julia talks to Professor Dame Sally Davies, the first and only woman to serve as Chief Medical Officer for England. They discuss the UK government’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis, how she provided advice on healthcare crises, and why she wouldn’t stand for it when she was labelled with the gendered term the “nation’s nanny”.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode was recorded remotely during the coronavirus crisis.</p><p><br></p><p><em>If you enjoyed this episode or any others, please&nbsp;</em><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fau%2Fpodcast%2Fa-podcast-of-ones-own-with-julia-gillard%2Fid1466658814&amp;data=01%7C01%7Clizzie.ellen%40kcl.ac.uk%7C0041aeb1b8f145b9e73b08d7ab185486%7C8370cf1416f34c16b83c724071654356%7C0&amp;sdata=FRHZlh4HsiSmG%2Fx%2B3zu%2B6Ooao%2FH%2BqBjeQ81XMVWLDZw%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>rate and review us</em></a><em>&nbsp;on your preferred podcast provider. It really helps us reach more listeners with our message of a more gender-equal world.</em></p><p><em>&nbsp;</em></p><p><em>Any earnings from the podcast go back into funding for the&nbsp;</em><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kcl.ac.uk%2Fgiwl%2Findex.aspx&amp;data=01%7C01%7Clizzie.ellen%40kcl.ac.uk%7C0041aeb1b8f145b9e73b08d7ab185486%7C8370cf1416f34c16b83c724071654356%7C0&amp;sdata=ZRPXRwHxu%2F3y6xahE%2FZ%2BmtOaFxsddHEBCWwo05KKca4%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Global Institute for Women’s Leadership</em></a><em>, furthering the work we do to create a world in which being a woman is not a barrier to becoming a leader.</em></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>