Hinemoa ElderHinemoa Elder

Dr Hinemoa Elder (Ngāti Kurī, Te Rarawa, Te Aupōuri, Ngāpuhi) is a youth forensic psychiatrist whose research has focused on the development of tikanga approaches for Māori tamariki who experience traumatic brain injury. She is a fellow of the Royal Australia and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, and on the Māori Advisory Committee of the Centre for Brain Research. In 2019 she was made a Member of the NZ Order of Merit for her services to psychiatry and Māori.

Hinemoa Elder: The world is splitting open. We are telling the truth about our lives – and taking our place in science

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No matter how you measure it, science remains systematically biased against women – and ethnically diverse women even more so, writes Dr Hinemoa Elder. Women and girls in science, this is a public health announcement. You are entering unfriendly territory. Kia mataara, be vigilant. Keep your wits about you. There is irrefutable data that discrimination … Read more