Contemporary leadership application and career development research acknowledges
gender and minority differences while the field of leadership development has yet to explore …

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Declining interest in the field of surgery is attributed to lifestyle
issues, more women per class, high debt, and long residency. To maintain surgery as a …

Purpose: First, we identify current knowledge about US women physician satisfaction, role
challenges, and work tradeoffs. Gender theory is used to help interpret these workplace …

Increased demands, retirement rates, and attrition rates have caused a growing instability in
the quantity and quality of education leaders, thereby mandating leadership capacity …

Careers in science, engineering, and medicine offer opportunities to advance knowledge,
contribute to the well-being of communities, and support the security, prosperity, and health …

Women now make up half of all medical school matriculates; yet few women hold leadership
positions in academic health centers. The reasons for this gender gap are complex and …

Many female physicians have found satisfying careers in health care management because
these positions often allow more flexible lifestyles. In addition, women generally have …

Student Leadership Development for Girls and Young Women Page 1 3 In this chapter, the
authors examine the current literature and identify critical areas for future practice to support …

Background: Academic medicine has initiated changes in policy, practice, and programs
over the past several decades to address persistent gender disparity and other issues …

Even though health care organizations clearly need to make full use of all their potential
leaders, including women, females continue to be underrepresented in most levels of …