Building psychological safety requires ending gender-based violence in healthcare

Dear Menders,

Healthcare workplaces are not immune from “the society-wide social norms and cultural beliefs that justify, excuse, or facilitate violence [and discrimination] against women (UN Women: Virtual Knowledge Center to End Violence Against Women & Girls)."

I picked up Anita Hill's book, Believing, hoping it would be the primer I needed on gender-based violence and IPV. I was not disappointed.

Believing explores the root causes of gender-based violence in the US. And while I'm only a few chapters in, it's already on my must-read list. It is beginning to influence how I think about psychological safety and addressing burnout in healthcare.

Read it yourself or check out the Menders blog for my thoughts on why gender-based violence is relevant to our healthcare staffing crisis.

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Highlights from Menders

Storytelling and listening are critical leadership tools that will transform your team and healthcare organization by empowering diverse voices.?

Anita Verna Crofts and I explored the transformational quality of presence to promote healing and connection in healthcare.?Anita challenges leaders to take ownership of their responsibility to listen to and empower the historically underrepresented voices in healthcare institutions.

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Bio: Anita Verna Crofts is a Seattle-based writer and Artist in Residence at the University of Washington's Communication Leadership graduate program.

***Imbibe Anita's wisdom and let her laughter make you smile***

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?Contact me

Do you have questions or want to share your experiences with gender-based harassment in healthcare? Or are you looking to strategize about developing a curriculum for leaders in your organization? Please send me a note! I would love to hear from you and combine creative forces as we reclaim healthcare for the next generation.

All my best,

Nicola