SOLO: 'Scarred' And The Reality of Medical Misogyny

CW: This episode discusses medical misogyny, medical trauma and suicide, so please take care when listening to this episode. If this episode has affected you in any way, please remember that help is available 24/7 via Lifeline on their website at https://www.lifeline.org.au/ or by calling 13 11 14. Help is also available via Beyond Blue at https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ or by calling 1300 22 4636. Abbie and Amy debrief about a shocking story reported by Four Corners after a 7-month-long investigation into Dr Simon Gordon. Once one of Victoria's top gynaecologists, the ABC have exposed a pattern of Dr Gordon performing unnecessary and harmful surgeries on women. This story shows how far we have to go in relation to actually addressing medical misogyny, as well as the holes in the system for practices like this to go unchecked and ignored. LINKS Watch 'Scarred' from Four Corners and read the transcript: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-23/scarred/106377120 Watch the Four Corners story on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwnqZ12O1sQ Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on TikTok @listnrentertainment Get instructions on how to access transcripts on Apple podcasts https://bit.ly/3VQbKXY CREDITS Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimball Digital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hill It's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia Toomey Managing Produce r: Sam Cavanagh Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.