More Women Must Lead in Global Health: A Focus on Strategies to Empower Women Leaders and Advance Gender Equality
Despite comprising 70% of the health workforce, women fill only 25% of senior and 5% of top health organization positions. Greater diversity in global health leadership, particularly greater representation of women, is essential to ensure diverse perspectives and ideas inform policies and priorities...
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oai:doaj.org-article:ae42d84000eb405eb982d69a87abe4222021-12-02T15:07:23ZMore Women Must Lead in Global Health: A Focus on Strategies to Empower Women Leaders and Advance Gender Equality2214-999610.5334/aogh.3213https://doaj.org/article/ae42d84000eb405eb982d69a87abe4222021-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/3213https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996Despite comprising 70% of the health workforce, women fill only 25% of senior and 5% of top health organization positions. Greater diversity in global health leadership, particularly greater representation of women, is essential to ensure diverse perspectives and ideas inform policies and priorities. Interviews and literature reviews surfaced many of the key challenges that women in global health face at individual, organizational and societal levels. Initiatives working to advance women’s leadership are encouraged to consider 5 key priorities that address these challenges.Amie BatsonGeeta Rao GuptaMichele BarryUbiquity PressarticleInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 87, Iss 1 (2021) |
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Despite comprising 70% of the health workforce, women fill only 25% of senior and 5% of top health organization positions. Greater diversity in global health leadership, particularly greater representation of women, is essential to ensure diverse perspectives and ideas inform policies and priorities. Interviews and literature reviews surfaced many of the key challenges that women in global health face at individual, organizational and societal levels. Initiatives working to advance women’s leadership are encouraged to consider 5 key priorities that address these challenges. |
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More Women Must Lead in Global Health: A Focus on Strategies to Empower Women Leaders and Advance Gender Equality |
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More Women Must Lead in Global Health: A Focus on Strategies to Empower Women Leaders and Advance Gender Equality |
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