Wiggins Carla, Peterson Teri
Kasiska College of Health Professions, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho, USA.
J Health Organ Manag. 2004;18(2-3):82-91. doi: 10.1108/14777260410538870.
Does gender by itself, or does gender's interaction with career variables, better explain the difference between women and men's careers in healthcare management? US healthcare managers were surveyed regarding career and personal experiences. Gender was statistically interacted with explanatory variables. Multiple regression with backwards selection systematically removed non-significant variables. All gender interaction variables were non-significant. Much of the literature proposes that work and career factors impact working women differently than working men. We find that while gender alone is a significant predictor of income, it does not significantly interact with other career variables.