
FIPwise events

Gender Equity in the Health Workforce: Accelerating progress
8 March 2024Gender inequities persist in the pharmaceutical and health workforce, hindering the professional growth and opportunities for women.
The COVID-19 pandemic has also disproportionately affected women in the workforce, magnifying these inequities which may in turn lead to women leaving the health workforce.
In recognition of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2024, themed ‘Invest in women: Accelerate progress’, FIP will host an event to delve into the challenges faced by women in these sectors, shedding light on gender equity gaps and advocating for inclusive practices. The event will feature a report by Women in Global Health, emphasising the importance of addressing these disparities, exacerbated by the pandemic, for the advancement of gender equity.

FIPWiSE Interview Series
10 January 2024
Reflecting on successes and looking to the future: Showcase of the FIP Women in Science and Education Programme
14 February 2023To celebrate the 3rd anniversary of the FIPWiSE programme, a special event titled Reflecting on Successes and looking to the Future: Showcase of the FIP Women in Science and Education Programme was conducted on 14 February 2023.

FIPWiSE Women’s Leadership Lab
1 September 2020Women are powerful agents of change, and the benefits and effectiveness of equitable representation in leadership and decision-making are evident.
To discuss the under-representation of women in decision-making processes, FIPWiSE organised an influential virtual leadership lab alongside the FIP Virtual 2020 Congress. We featured the following inspirational speakers:
- Meltem Agduk, gender programme coordinator at the United Nations Population Fund, Turkey;
- Nadia Abdelhadi, North Africa country manager, Medtronic, Algeria;
- Christina Chai, head of pharmacy department, National University of Singapore, Singapore;
- Leonora O’Brien, founder & CEO, Pharmapod, Ireland;
- Vibhuti Arya Amirfar, associate clinical professor at St John’s University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and clinical advisor to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, USA; and
- Aya Jamal, president, International Pharmaceutical Students Federation, Sudan.

FIPWiSE Web Panel: “COVID-19: Women front and centre”
1 June 2020
The FIPWiSE Web Panel, part of FIP’s “Responding to the pandemic together” series, took place in June 2020.
The session was moderated by Claire Thompson, FIPWiSE chair (UK) and facilitated by Nilhan Uzman, lead for education policy and implementation, FIPWiSE programme lead (The Netherlands).
Featured in the web panel were a diverse group of panellists:
- Mariam El Boakye-Gyasi, senior lecturer, academic capacity lead, FIPWiSE member (Ghana);
- Ecehan Balta, senior advisor to the president, Turkish Pharmacists Association, FIPWiSE member (Turkey);
- Rajani Shakya, head, Kathmandu University, AIM Advisory Committee member; FIPWiSE member (Nepal); and
- Anyango Esther, intern, hospital pharmacist, FIPWiSE member and intern (Kenya).