I’ve been a pharmacy journalist for fifteen years, but it’s only been in the last couple that I’ve shaken off my ‘imposter syndrome’. Most other pharmacy journalists you’ll meet are pharmacists too, but I’m not. I somehow snuck in under the radar, and although I write about business and people issues rather than clinical topics, for ages I kept thinking I’d be ‘found out’ as some kind of...
From the shop floor to the glass ceiling
Legislative change in the UK has resulted in compulsory reporting of pay for male and female employees of larger corporations and has seen the gender pay gap narrow to 9.1% in April 2017, the lowest level since 1997. However, it is clear that more progress needs to be made to address inequality across the sexes, both within pharmacy and wider society. I explore the significance of gender...