How lack of support and biases create a glass ceiling in health care

The fact that women are not reaching leadership positions means they are not able to influence decision-making on public health, Lancet article shows

The barriers for women in health care to assume leadership positions in India are the same as those faced by their peers in North America, although they vary in their intensity, an article published in the Lancet journal pointed out.

Women leaders in India agree that health care remains uniquely positioned as a female-dominated sector, but skewed in terms of representation at the top.

In public health care, only about 30 per cent are doctors, while the rest include nurses, midwives, auxiliary nurse midwives, Asha (accredited social health activist) workers who form the frontline workforce, points out Preeti Kumar, vice-president,