Sally Hasler
CEO at Women's Health Victoria
Sally Hasler is chief executive of Women's Health Victoria, appointed to the role in mid-2024 after serving as a director in the Victorian government's Office for Women. She has held gender-equity and health leadership roles with the Commonwealth Government, the Fred Hollows Foundation and the Women's Foundation Hong Kong. As CEO, Hasler sits on the Victorian Government's Women's Health Advisory Council and Victorian Cancer Advisory Committee, and is a non-executive director of Lifeline Direct. On The New Script, she spoke with hosts Frances Goh and Makenzie Thomas about gaps in women's healthcare.
Career
- Now CEO · Women's Health Victoria
- Earlier Senior leadership role · The Fred Hollows Foundation
- Earlier Senior role · The Women's Foundation (Hong Kong)
Sources: womensagenda.com.au
Key moments
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- 2:35 Introducing Sally Hasler, CEO of Women’s Health Victoria
- 6:22 Sally’s career path and passion for gender equity
- 8:25 Where the gaps in women’s health exist today
- 11:50 Defining gender-blind services, gender bias medical misogyny
- 17:27 Social determinants of health and structural inequity
- 20:05 Barriers to abortion access and “abortion deserts”
- 23:40 Why stigma persists even after decriminalization
- 25:45 Inside Women’s Health Victoria: services, advocacy the Labia Library
- 28:35 How collective advocacy drives systems change
- 31:29 Sally’s leadership journey and lessons as a first-time CEO
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