“It’s great to work with so many inspiring women. As a team at Camberwell, we are always learning from each other.”
We are helping to support the International Women’s Day (IWD) #BreakTheBias campaign this year, continuing their quest to create a gender equal world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination.
In recent years, it’s been found that gender balance in pharmacy organisations has increased, but there is still a noticeable lack of women in leadership positions. In a 2018 study, women held 34% of leadership positions in pharmacies, despite representing 62% of pharmacists in Australia1.
This International Women’s Day, in line with the global day’s mission to celebrate women’s achievements, we wanted to honour the incredible women in our network of independent pharmacies that are owning it and working to #BreakTheBias. We spoke with the amazing Amy Ebert, Manager of Camberwell Local Pharmacy, to understand a bit more about her journey in pharmacy and what has inspired her.
Amy has completed a Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) and has been in the pharmacy industry since 2012. She found her way into it through a love of helping others and encouragement from her father, who is a GP. Her biggest female mentor is her mum who, with her heart of gold, has taught her how to communicate with all kinds of people.
Amy believes pharmacy is an excellent profession for women, with plenty of flexibility to allow for childbirth or working part time. The variety of elements in pharmacy including retail, dispensary and vaccination are also well-suited to a woman’s ability to multitask.
In her career her proudest achievement has been her involvement in the COVID-19 vaccination rollout and the role she has been able to take on to keep Australia safe. She feels very lucky to work with many inspiring women at Camberwell who are always learning from each other, and together the team continue to make a positive impact on the health of the community.
She urges all female pharmacists to continue inspiring each other because, after all, we are better together.
We would like to congratulate Amy and all the unbelievable women in our network who serve as an inspiration to their communities as strong independent female pharmacy leaders. We thank you for choosing Pharmacy Alliance to support your pharmacies.
1 https://researchprofiles.canberra.edu.au/en/publications/gender-balance-in-pharmacy-leadership-are-we-making-progress