Podcasts
Series 2: Beyond the body podcast
Beyond the Body: Women’s wellbeing- science, equity & impact
Women's wellbeing is impacted by a multitude of factors across their lifespan, including reproductive health, mental health, and the effects of gender inequality and discrimination. These factors can lead to negative physical and mental health outcomes, as well as social and economic disadvantages. In this series on women’s wellbeing, The George Institute for Global Health and the UNSW Women’s Wellbeing Academy explore a number of these factors.
- Episode 1 - Not One-Size-Fits-All: How Sex and Gender shape our health
In this first episode, host Professor Amanda Henry is joined by Professor Bronwyn Graham, Director of the National Centre for Sex and Gender Equity in Health and Medicine, to explore why sex and gender matter in health and medical research. They unpack common misconceptions, share real-world examples from asthma to mental health, and discuss how integrating sex and gender into research leads to better science and healthcare for everyone. The conversation also highlights international efforts to improve research practices and the crucial role of education in building a more equitable healthcare system.
- Episode 2 - Caring & Careers: The hidden load of carers
In this episode, host Professor Amanda Henry speaks with Associate Professor Lizzie Muller about the often invisible world of carers — who they are, what they do, and why care work remains a deeply gendered issue. Drawing on personal experience and her research at UNSW, Lizzie unpacks how caring responsibilities intersect with career progression and what can be done to better support carers at work. A candid conversation about recognition, advocacy, and the real impact of care on women's wellbeing.
- Episode 3 - When Tax Becomes a Tool of Abuse: Unpacking Economic Abuse and Financial Control
In this powerful episode, host Professor Amanda Henry is joined by co-host Associate Professor Mehera San Roque and guest Associate Professor Ann Kayis-Kumar to explore how economic abuse — a form of coercive control — plays out in Australia's tax system. Drawing on research and frontline legal experience, they reveal how tax debts are weaponised against victim-survivors, the urgent need for law reform, and the growing national advocacy to fix these hidden injustices. A must-listen conversation on financial abuse, policy change, and the intersections of gender, money and power.
Series 1: COVID-19 podcast
The impact of COVID-19 is not gender-neutral. It is crucial to examine the gendered impact of the pandemic as it relates to the wellbeing of women. To explore these impacts, Professor Eileen Baldry and Professor William Ledger co-host a weekly podcast remotely from their homes in isolation, interviewing experts on women’s wellbeing in the COVID 19 pandemic.
- Episode 1
In our first episode, we hear from Associate Professor Adrienne Torda with co-host Professor William Ledger, on the impact of COVID-19 on frontline healthcare workers, the majority of which are women.
- Episode 2
In this episode, we hear from Professor Jackie Leach Scully with co-host Professor Eileen Baldry, on the impact of COVID-19 on the wellbeing of women with disability.
- Episode 3
In this episode, we hear from Dr Amanda Henry with co-host Professor William Ledger, on the impact of COVID-19 on pregnant women.
Resources
- The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
- RANZCOG COVID-19 Statement
- RANZCOG Information for pregnant women and their families
- Episode 4
In this episode, we hear from Dr Ruth McCausland with co-host Professor Eileen Baldry, on the impact of COVID-19 on the wellbeing of women in the criminal justice system.
- Episode 5
In this episode, we hear from Annie Madden with co-host Professor Bill Ledger, on the impact of COVID-19 on the wellbeing of women living with addiction.
- Episode 6
In this episode, we hear from Dr Sarah Cook with co-host Professor Eileen Baldry, on the impact of COVID-19 on the wellbeing of women in development contexts.
Resources
- The Coronavirus Is a Disaster for Feminism, The Atlantic
- COVID-19: the gendered impacts of the outbreak, The Lancet
- UN Secretary-General’s policy brief: The impact of COVID-19 on women
- IAFFE Presents: Feminist Economics Perspectives on COVID-19
- Special Call for Papers: Feminist Economic Perspectives on the Covid-19 Pandemic
- Approaching COVID-19 Risk and Response through a Gender Lens - COVID-19
- Resources: Gender Data, Gender, and Data
- Mapping of online articles on Covid-19 and Gender
- COVID-19, Informal Workers and WIEGO’s Work during this Crisis
- Within these walls: Covid-19 is changing our home life and that provides opportunities
- Episode 7
In this episode, we hear from Professor Kaarin Anstey with co-host Professor William Ledger, on the impact of COVID-19 on the wellbeing of ageing women.
- Episode 8
In this episode, we hear from Professor Jan Breckenridge with co-host Professor Eileen Baldry, on the impact of COVID-19 on the wellbeing of women experiencing domestic and family violence.
- Episode 9
In this episode, we hear from Dr Amanda Henry with co-host Professor William Ledger, on the impact of COVID-19 on childbirth and beyond.
- Episode 10
In this special 45 minute episode, we hear from Hasnah Hussin, Najeeba Wazefadost, Dr Linda Bartolomei and Adjunct Associate Professor Eileen Pittaway with co-host Professor Eileen Baldry, on the impact of COVID-19 on refugee and migrant women.
- Episode 11
In this episode, we hear from Professor Hal Pawson with co-host Professor William Ledger, on the impact of COVID-19 on the wellbeing of homeless women.
- Episode 12
In this episode, we hear from Eloise Brook with co-host Professor Eileen Baldry, on the impact of COVID-19 on the wellbeing of trans and gender diverse women.
- Episode 13
In this episode, we hear from Dr Kyllie Cripps with co-host Professor Bill Ledger, on the impact of COVID-19, as well as the Black Lives Matter movement, on the wellbeing of Indigenous women and communities in Australia.
