Narre Warren South electorate
Gary MAAS (Narre Warren South) (14:49): (615) My question is for the Minister for Health and concerns the gender pain gap. Minister, how is the Allan Labor government supporting women in my electorate who are suffering pain from various health conditions and life experiences? I recently met with Kit McMahon – who is known to many here – the CEO of Women’s Health in the South East, also known as WHISE, and she raised the issues facing women today, particularly the pain that women suffer and their need for greater support from our health system. WHISE are actively involved in helping women every day, and they plan to make a strong submission to the inquiry into women’s pain, including the views and experiences of women in the south-east. The Premier and the Minister for Health recently expressed the importance of this issue and heard from attendees of the women’s pain forum supported by WHISE that was held recently by my neighbour the member for Mordialloc. I look forward to hearing the minister’s answers, and I will share the minister’s response with my community.