Sick of It: The Global Fight for Women's Health - 'Powerful and inspiring' Elinor Cleghorn, author of Unwell Women

Sophie Harman's book explores the causes of death and disease among women worldwide and offers smart solutions to fix the crisis. It is a powerful prescription for change.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 03 July 2025
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

*Shortlisted for the British Academy Book Prize* A powerful prescription for change Observer ,Book of the Week An eye-opening contribution to the global discourse on women's health and a call for change The Lancet Important,timely,often fascinating Sunday Independent We know the causes of death and disease among women all over the world. Governments and philanthropists have funded plenty of initiatives over recent decades. So why isn't it working? Across the globe, women's health is being caught in the crossfires of politics: from the repeal of abortion rights and the bombing of Ukrainian maternity hospitals, to the exploitation of vulnerable patients and women health workers. In this powerful and moving exploration, Professor Sophie Harman digs deep into the urgent questions affecting women's health, and offers smart solutions on how to fix this devastating crisis. Radical and thought-provoking, this book should drive us all to action - and the author tells us how Gina Rippon, author of The Gendered Brain Illuminating, accessible and important Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan, author of Unheard: The Medical Practice of Silencing A vitally important read Dr Annabel Sowemimo A very powerful read Dr Lucy Easthope, author of When The Dust Settles Sophie Harman has gathered both the disturbing and heartbreaking facts and the vital possibilities open to all of us for action and engagement Stella Duffy, OBE

Weight: 252g
Dimension: 197 x 127 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780349017242