Gabrielle McMullin MB BCh BAO FRCS FRACS MCh is an Australian vascular surgeon,[1] author and gender equality advocate.
[3] She has written one book chapter "Women in Medicine: Sisters doing it for themselves" in Pathways to Gender Equality: The Role of Merit and Quotas.
The specific comment which caused the most controversy was "What I tell my trainees is that, if you are approached for sex, probably the safest thing to do in terms of your career is to comply with the request.
After the reports of outrage from some media commentators and initial denials by the RACS of a systemic problem, Dr McMullin responded with specific case histories of surgical trainees who had made complaints which were inappropriately handled.
Whilst Dr McMullin's original comments were highly provocative and controversial, they have indirectly led to major changes to governance of surgical training in Australia.