Promoting diversity in medical publishing, preparation among women in anesthesia, leadership styles, gender differences in communication, a growth mindset and women in healthcare leadership; are all topics which come up in this conversation.  This piece was recorded and sent to you directly from The 18th WFSA World Congress of Anaesthesiologists in Singapore. Presented by Desiree Chappell with her two guests, Kate Leslie, Professor, specialist anaesthetist and head of research in the Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Royal Melbourne Hospital, and honorary professorial fellow at the University of Melbourne and Monash University in Australia and Anoushka Afonso, Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), where she is the Director of Enhanced Recovery Program.