Kolkata, Mar 22 (UNI) Gender inequity remains a challenge in the health workforce, with too few women making critical decisions and leading the work.
WHO, the Global Health Workforce Network, and Women in Global Health has launched a report at the Commission on the Status of Women to describe the social and economic factors that determine why few women lead in global health, and make a call for action to urgently address gender inequity. These are the 10 key points to emerge from the report.
Women make up 70 per cent of the health workforce but only 25 per cent hold senior roles. This means that in reality, women deliver global health and men lead it. These gaps in gender leadership are driven by stereotypes, discrimination, and power imbalances. Some women are further disadvantaged on the basis of their race or class.