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Equitable, diverse, and fair representation in top leadership positions leads to better performance with higher employee satisfaction and better overall health outcomes¹. And yet, although women make up nearly 80% of the health workforce, the numbers dwindle to low double digits in the highest ranks of care^2,3. We are taking real steps to realize more equitable leadership of health organizations at both the individual and the system level.

Moving more women into senior leadership positions is a step toward eliminating some of the significant inequities facing women in healthcare and will ultimately help healthcare institutions build more just, diverse, productive, and better performing work environments5 ,6 .

_{1 How diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) matter | McKinsey • 2 https://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2023/healthcare-occupations-in-2022/ • 3 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8139257/ • 4 How and Where Diversity Drives Financial Performance (hbr.org) • 5 Women Doctors Are Better For Patients, Study Finds (forbes.com) • 6 Re:think: Improving women’s health could improve the world’s economy (mckinsey.com)}

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By Felisa Schneider, Chief Operating Officer, and Douglas Riddle, Curriculum Director of The Carol Emmott Foundation Recently we provided an article for a sister publication on what organizations can do to improve the situation for women in various stages of menopause. As part of our research, we invited Carol Emmott Fellows to let us know how much attention their organizations are giving to creating menopause friendly policies and practices. The majority of our respondents said that there was no explicit attention given in their organizations. Maybe it would be useful to examine why this is so – and why this … Continue reading “Why Reproductive Transitions Matter to Healthcare Providers”

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