Women need to be encouraged to apply – and be offered – more health leadership opportunities, according to a local study that revealed fewer than half hold senior positions in the sector compared to men.
The ‘stark’ gender imbalance has been highlighted in a trend analysis published this week by the UK-based for-profit scientific open access publisher BioMed Central’s Journal that observed that almost 60 per cent of leadership roles in the field were male dominated .
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