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ISBN: 9781760894634
Title: Emotional Female
Author: KADOTA YUMIKO
A passionate account of the toxic culture of bullying and overwork that junior doctors can experience in the workplace as part of their training.
Yumiko Kadota was every Asian parent’s dream- model student, top of her class in medical school and on track to becoming a surgeon. A self-confessed workaholic, she regularly put ‘knife before life’, knowing it was all going to be worth it because it would lead to her longed-for career.
But if the punishing hours in surgery weren’t hard enough, she also faced challenges as a young female surgeon navigating a male-dominated specialty. She was regularly left to carry out complex procedures without senior surgeons’ oversight; she was called all sorts of things, from ’emotional’ to ‘too confident’; and she was expected to work a relentless on-call roster – sometimes seventy hours a week or more – to prove herself.
Eventually it was too much and Yumiko quit.
Emotional Female is her account of what it was like to train in the Australian public hospital system, and what made her walk away.
Yumiko Kadota is a voice for her generation when it comes to burnout and finding the resilience to rebuild after suffering a physical, emotional and existential breakdown. This is a brave, honest and unflinching work from a major new talent.
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 18/01/2022
Pages: 400
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BMB Staff –
A great read from start to finish, Yumiko’s vulnerability and determination shows great strength in her experiences (both the inspiring and the challenging). Anyone who has dealt with burnout, depression and discrimination in the workplace will appreciate Yumiko’s honesty and reflection. ‘Emotional Female’ is definitely a read I would recommend to friends and customers alike. Though the book focuses significantly on her journey from childhood through to young doctor, you don’t have to be in the medical profession to appreciate her story.
Sarah – BMB Staff