Women make up an increasing proportion of students entering the medical profession.
Before 1970, women represented 6% or less of the medical student population. In drastic …

Newly hired school leaders are confronted by the weight of tradition and prior practice
(Hartzell, Williams, & Nelson, 1995; Marshall, 1992). They are frequently counseled to adopt …

Purpose Women continue to be disproportionately represented in top leadership positions.
Leadership development programs typically focus on skills attainment. The purpose of this …

As healthcare systems become more complex, medical education needs to adapt in many
ways. There is a growing need for more formal leadership learning for healthcare providers …

Substantial gender inequities persist across academic medicine. These issues are not new:
Recent evidence still points to a chilly climate for women in academic medicine, including …

This chapter outlines a number of promising directions for leaders in academic medical
centers, who are forward-looking enough to place faculty vitality high on their list of priorities …

Finding an acceptable balance between career and family is a difficult challenge for many
physicians. Medicine is a profession in which dedication to the wellbeing of others is of …

Although it is quite easy to identify women leaders, men continue to occupy the vast majority
of leadership roles in the world. It has been argued that one of the reasons for this …

Background: Women have entered academic medicine in significant numbers for 4 decades
and now comprise 20% of full-time faculty. Despite this, women have not reached senior …

The glass ceiling has shattered. The metaphor of a glass ceiling, an absolute barrier to
women's advancement, is seriously outdated. Some women do make it to high positions as …