Women’s leadership aspirations

Devnew, Lynne E.; Austin, Ann Marie Berghout; Ber, Marlene Janzen Le; Shapiro, Mary

doi:10.4337/9781785363863.00019

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“…The study findings imply that the culture of academic medicine may have failed to facilitate the development of a secure leadership identity in women physicians. Women's negative leadership aspirations are not unique to academic medicine . However, gender disparity in leadership aspiration in academic medicine stands out in comparison with disparities reflected in other under‐represented populations such as racial minorities.…”

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Looking into the labyrinth of gender inequality: women physicians in academic medicine

Han

Kim

et al. 2018

Med Educ

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Context Gender inequality remains prevalent worldwide in academic medicine. A closer look into women physicians’ gendered experiences through the lens of culture is necessary to advance understanding of gender inequality in this context. Relatively few studies, however, have investigated how social and cultural practices implicitly yet significantly affect gender inequality throughout women physicians’ careers. Objectives This study aimed to investigate the lived experiences of South Korean women physicians working in academic medicine and to focus on social and cultural influences on the gendered process of their career journeys. The study will extend our understanding of gender inequality in academic medicine through an in‐depth analysis of social and cultural practices that affect the phenomenon. Methods We conducted a qualitative study utilising a grounded theory approach. Twenty‐one women physicians participated in semi‐structured interviews. Data were recorded, transcribed and analysed through a process of constant comparison using grounded theory to extract themes. Results Junior women physicians were more vulnerable to gender discrimination and channelled to ‘ghettos’ through the seniority‐based, patriarchal, collectivist and business hospital culture in South Korea. Under pressure to excel at work, they had no work–family balance and experienced identity crises as competent doctors and mothers. They felt themselves to be ‘othered’ in multiple cultural contexts, including school ties, rankism and a culture of after‐work gatherings. Minimal levels of leadership aspiration created a vicious cycle of a lack of social networking and mentoring. Pursuing individual excellence, they attributed their struggles to personal choices and rarely sought organisational support. Conclusions The dynamics of cultural and social practices constantly and implicitly recreate mechanisms to maintain gender inequality in academic medicine in South Korea. Planned culture changes at individual, organisational and national levels are imperative to discontinue the vicious cycle that exists in the labyrinth of women physicians’ career development in academic medicine.

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Looking into the labyrinth of gender inequality: women physicians in academic medicine

Han

Kim

et al. 2018

Med Educ

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“…Additionally, providing opportunities for success and helping build self-efficacy, the belief that one can succeed at a higher level, is not only important for girls but are also essential for women as they progress professionally and throughout their career. 115 It is impossible in this short space to adequately cover all historical and contemporary gender-based barriers to achieving gender equity and gender equality in global health decision-making; however, another important topic that must be discussed is the individual sacrifices and immense demands that women face as caregivers in comparison to men. Childcare, eldercare, and home responsibilities are additional areas where institutional, interpersonal, and community factors and barriers intersect.…”

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Gender equality in the 21st century: Overcoming barriers to women's leadership in global health

Smith

Sinkford

2022

Journal of Dental Education

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PurposeThe purpose of this manuscript is to provide an overview of the significant role that women play in providing global health care, barriers encountered to achieving gender equality in global health leadership, and to propose key recommendations for advancing gender equality in global health decision‐making through the integration of gender mainstreaming, gender‐based analysis, and gender transformative leadership (GTL) approaches.MethodData were evaluated to determine the participation rate of women in global health care and social sector roles in comparison to men. Gender equality data from the United Nations, World Health Organization, Organization for Economic Co‐operation and Development, International Labour Organization, and other resources were analyzed to assess the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on gender equality with an emphasis on women in global health leadership positions, the health care and social sector, and gender equality measures for girls and women throughout the world. The literature was examined to identify persistent barriers to gender equality in global health leadership positions. Additionally, a review of the literature was conducted to identify key strategies and recommendations for achieving gender equality in global health decision‐making; integrating gender mainstreaming; conducting gender‐based analysis; and adopting GTL programs, incentives, and policies to advance gender equality in global health organizations.FindingsWomen represent 70% of the health and social care sector global workforce but only 25% of senior global health leadership roles. Since 2018, there has been a lack of meaningful change in the gender equality policy arenas at global health organizations that has led to significant increases in women serving in global leadership decision‐making senior positions. During the pandemic in 2020, there were nearly 100 open vacancies—one‐quarter of CEO and board chair positions—at global health organizations, but none were filled by women. Women disproportionately provide caregiving and unpaid care work, and the pandemic has increased this burden with women spending 15 hours a week more on domestic labor than men. A lack of uniform, state‐sponsored paid parental leave and support for childcare, eldercare, and caregiving, which is overwhelmingly assumed by women, serve as major barriers to gender parity in global health leadership and the career advancement of women.ConclusionThe pandemic has adversely impacted women in global health care and social sector roles. During the pandemic, there has been a widening of the gender pay gap, a lack of gains for women in global health leadership positions, an increase in caregiving responsibilities for women, and more women and girls have been pushed back into extreme poverty than men and boys. Globally, there is still resistance to women serving in senior leadership roles, and social and cultural norms, gender stereotypes, and restrictions on women's rights are deeply intertwined with barriers that reinforce gender inequality in global health leadership.To ensure comprehensive human rights and that equitable workforce opportunities are available, the concept of gender equality must be expanded within the global health community to consistently include not only women and girls and men and boys, but also persons who identify as nonbinary and gender nonconforming. Efforts to eliminate remnants of systemic and structural gender discrimination must also incorporate gender mainstreaming, gender‐based analysis, and gender transformative approaches to achieve gender equality throughout global health systems and organizations.

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“…Leadership self-efficacy is dynamic and changes based on “events or barriers outside a woman’s control” (Devnew et al , 2017, p. 171). In relation to the stereotypical images perpetuated within media, self-efficacy has been shown to shift when women are exposed to examples of role models that comment on or represent stereotype incongruence (Hoyt and Blascovich, 2010).…”

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Mindfulness and stereotype threat in social media: unexpected effects for women’s leadership aspirations

Walsh¹,

Carleton²,

Hancock³

et al. 2022

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Purpose The purpose of this paper were to investigate whether gendered social media images reduce women’s leadership aspirations (via reduced leadership self-efficacy) and whether state mindfulness buffers the effect of stereotype threat on women’s leadership self-efficacy, and in turn, leadership aspirations. Design/methodology/approach Study 1 (n = 53) was a pilot study designed to test materials intended to induce stereotype threat via social media. Study 2 (n = 144) was an experimental study in which participants were randomly assigned to stereotype threat or control conditions. Stereotype threat was implicitly induced via a fictional Facebook timeline that incorporated gendered images. Findings Stereotype threat induced via social media predicted lower leadership aspirations for women, which was mediated by reduced leadership self-efficacy, as expected. State mindfulness moderated this mediated relationship in an unexpected way; stereotype threat effects on leadership self-efficacy and leadership aspirations were stronger for women higher in state mindfulness. Originality/value It is important to investigate stereotype threat induced via social media to understand the potential damage gendered images may have on women’s leadership aspirations in a modern advertising context. This research shows that indeed gendered images in social media advertising decrease women’s leadership self-efficacy and leadership aspirations. Interestingly, this study also found that mindfulness had a negative effect in relation to stereotype threat. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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Women’s leadership aspirations

Cited by 11 publications

References 29 publications

Looking into the labyrinth of gender inequality: women physicians in academic medicine

Looking into the labyrinth of gender inequality: women physicians in academic medicine

Gender equality in the 21st century: Overcoming barriers to women's leadership in global health

Mindfulness and stereotype threat in social media: unexpected effects for women’s leadership aspirations

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