Gender

Nadia Bukhari appointed as FIP global lead for gender equity and diversity

Nadia Bukhari, a former member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society English Pharmacy Board, has been appointed as a global lead for gender equity and diversity with the International Pharmaceutical Federation.…

National Association of Women Pharmacists to become part of Pharmacists’ Defence Association

The National Association of Women Pharmacists is set to continue as a semi-autonomous network within the Pharmacists’ Defence Association.…

National Association for Women Pharmacists to dissolve at end of 2019

The National Association of Women Pharmacists will close down its operations at the end of 2019.…

Ornella Barra: from community pharmacist to one of the world’s leading business women

The co-chief operating officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance discusses her humble beginnings in community pharmacy and how she transformed her pharmaceutical distribution company into a global organisation employing more than 400,000 people.…

Seven women pharmacists entered into the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Seven female pharmacists have been added to the latest update of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.…

Study finds gender differences in reporting adverse drug reactions

Women are more likely to report adverse drug reactions to certain drugs than men, research published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology has shown.…

Gender pay gap at LloydsPharmacy sees year-on-year increase

LloydsPharmacy’s male employees continue to earn more than their female colleagues as the company’s gender pay gap saw a 2.5% increase in 2018 compared to 2017.…

From the archives: Margaret Buchanan and the position of women in pharmacy

Margaret Buchanan, a founder of the Association of Women Pharmacists and the Pharmaceutical Society’s first female council member, inspired women pharmacists to aim high and strive for equality.…

Celebrating a year of career highlights

The Pharmaceutical Journal invited this year’s Careers section contributors to share their 2018 career highlights and their best piece of career advice for other pharmacy professionals.…

RPS will publish data showing gender pay gap

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has announced that it will publish its gender pay gap, despite having fewer than 250 employees and not being legally required to do so.…