{"product_id":"9781923192164","title":"Brown, Female, Doctor","description":"Author: Sarah Arachchi\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781923192164\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Monash University Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 09 May 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 260\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDr SA. If you saw my initials you would not know what they represent except that I am a doctor.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMy first name is Sarah. So now you know that I am a female doctor.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhat if I told you that my last name was Arachchi? Would you ask me how me to pronounce it, and later where it originated from?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhat if, when I spoke, you heard my thick Australian accent? Would you wonder how I got here?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhat if you saw the colour of my skin  would you ask me where I am from?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah is a brown female doctor who emigrated to Australia in the 1990s. Her journey to becoming a paediatrician has been challenging, right from the schoolyard. As a minority, she was perceived as different. She tried hard to blend in, but she was unfamiliar to her peers. No brown heroines in the fairytales she was exposed to left her with few role models. As an adult, a graduate in the medical world, she experienced a new kind of obstacle: being female in a male-driven hospital environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she eventually walked across the stage to get her paediatric letters, with a drip in her arm, a pregnant belly, a toddler on her hip and heels that could shatter a glass ceiling, victory was bittersweet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the spirit of Dr Neela  Janakiramanan's \u003ci\u003eThe Registrar\u003c\/i\u003e, Sarah Malik's \u003ci\u003eDesi Girl\u003c\/i\u003e and Anita Rani's \u003ci\u003eThe Right Sort of Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, this is a story of grit and determination, hope and self-discovery. It is a powerful call for social change and a greater acceptance of diversity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46867070779550,"sku":"ADS-9781923192164","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781923192164.jpg?v=1779429274","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781923192164","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}