Medical Women's Federation

Medical Women's Federation The Medical Women's Federation was founded in 1917 and is today the largest and most influential bod Click on the tab on the left to read the MWF's Manifesto.

The Medical Women's Federation was founded in 1917 and is today the largest and most influential body of women doctors in the UK. MWF consistently works to change discriminatory attitudes and practices. MWF provides a unique network of women doctors in all branches of the profession, and at all stages from medical students to senior consultants. We aim to achieve real equality by providing practic

al, personal help from members who know the hurdles and have overcome them. Achievements
MWF has campaigned for many years for:

• removal of limits on numbers of women entering medical school.

• a retainer and returner scheme for hospital and general practice which allows doctors to keep in touch with medicine during periods of limited work and to return after a break

• the development and acceptance of flexible training schemes and flexible working patterns at all levels of the profession

• recognition and fair treatment of sessional doctors in general practice

• the need for continuing medical education and a proper career structure for non-consultant hospital career grade practitioners

• family-friendly employment policies and childcare tax relief

• proper treatment for women who suffer sexual abuse or domestic violence

• abolition of female ge***al mutilation

• ensuring the needs of women patients and women doctors are considered in the planning and development of services

• ensuring women doctors are active in professional life - MWF members are active in a large range of organisations, including the Royal Colleges, BMA, GMC, Local Medical Committees and Postgraduate Deaneries. Much progress has been made, but much more remains to be done! Follow the links above to find out more about Who's Who, MWF's history and key facts and figures demonstrating why there is still a need for the MWF.

11/09/2026

Who gives the doctor space to think?Medicine is full of advice, guidelines, targets and expectations. But how often are ...
11/09/2026

Who gives the doctor space to think?

Medicine is full of advice, guidelines, targets and expectations. But how often are doctors simply given the time and space to stop, reflect and work out what they need?

In our latest MWF Substack, Kate Jolowicz explores the role of coaching and what can happen when, instead of being given yet more advice, someone gives you their full attention and asks the right questions.

💭 What possibilities emerge when doctors are given space to think?

Read more 👇

https://medicalwomensfederation.substack.com/p/who-gives-the-doctor-space-to-think?r=1l79cr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

MWF's In Conversation With...Join us for our monthly webinars (second Tuesday of each month 1830-2000) which feature a t...
07/09/2026

MWF's In Conversation With...

Join us for our monthly webinars (second Tuesday of each month 1830-2000) which feature a talk from a high-profile doctor with the opportunity to ask questions. The sessions are free for members or £10 for non -members.

BRING A FRIEND – If you bring a friend along to one of the events, we will reimburse you both half of your ticket price. Please email [email protected] after the event has taken place.

Upcoming events:

Tuesday 8th Sept: Dr Gwen Adshead
Tues 13th Oct: Professor Dame Lesley Regan
Tues 10th Nov: MWF Media Training

To register and see further events check out our website:

https://f.mtr.cool/dq51hjqtzl

**Women Doctors Speak: Week 3 📣**Working less than full time shouldn’t mean putting your career on hold. But does it?For...
07/09/2026

**Women Doctors Speak: Week 3 📣**

Working less than full time shouldn’t mean putting your career on hold. But does it?

For week 3 of the **MWF Listening Project 2026**, we’re asking whether working less than full time has affected women doctors’ career progression.

Have you ever felt LTFT working has meant missing out on opportunities, training, leadership roles or promotion?

Vote in our poll:

🟣 Yes
🟣 Unsure
🟣 No

And if your answer is yes, **tell us what happened.**

We want to hear your experiences — and what needs to change to make flexible working genuinely compatible with career progression in medicine.

**You tell us what matters. We’ll listen. We’ll act.**

FlexibleWorking WomenDoctors

Professor Dame Jane Dacre is Independent Chair of METR and writes about it in todays substack.Four Town Hall meetings ha...
04/09/2026

Professor Dame Jane Dacre is Independent Chair of METR and writes about it in todays substack.
Four Town Hall meetings have also been arranged for colleagues to share views. Booking links in the substack article:
Town Hall 1: Career Progression and Flexibility - Wednesday 9th September 15:00 - 17:0)
Town Hall 2: Clinical Academic Medicine and Procedure Heavy Specialties - Wednesday 16th September 14:00 - 16:00
Town Hall 3: Rotations and Curricula - Wednesday 30th September 12:00 - 14:00
Town Hall 4: Educators, Training Facilities and Training Delivery - Thursday 1st October 10:30 - 12:00

https://medicalwomensfederation.substack.com/p/the-nhs-medical-education-and-training?r=1l79cr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Tonight at 8pm, File on 4 presents 'Medical Emergency' investigating the phenomenon of doctors at risk of su***de. MWF c...
01/09/2026

Tonight at 8pm, File on 4 presents 'Medical Emergency' investigating the phenomenon of doctors at risk of su***de. MWF committee member Dr Sarah Jacques shares her story. Available on BBC Sounds

MWF MWF is coordinating the distribution of individual named cloth theatre hats to medical students who are women or n...
31/08/2026

MWF

MWF is coordinating the distribution of individual named cloth theatre hats to medical students who are women or non-binary. There are three options: standard, hijab and Afro or large hair hats. These will help medical students to be more included within the surgical team and to learn and feel they belong. Cloth theatre hats also more sustainable and part of the Green surgery checklist.Full story and how to get yours:

https://f.mtr.cool/9jpsev93ut

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