Search Tag: gender gap

Executive Health Management

Sex-and-gender-in-medicine

2019 22 May

The need for more attention to how sex and gender influences healthcare   Healthcare has not been immune to the gender gap, but the implications go deeper than one would expect.   Biological differences between males and females have a profound impact on how we approach their healthcare needs in terms of pathophysiology and treatment for...Read more

Executive Health Management

Healthcare-gender-gap-18-of-hospital-ceos-are-women

2014 16 Dec

A white paper published online by San Francisco-based healthcare startup supporter Rock Health reports that women make up 18 percent of US hospital CEOs, and four percent of healthcare company CEOs. These facts contrast with the finding that women comprise 73 percent of health services and medical managers and 47 percent of medical school graduates....Read more