Fontenot Teri
Woman's Hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
Front Health Serv Manage. 2012 Summer;28(4):11-21.
Women represent an overwhelming majority of the healthcare workforce, yet they are significantly underrepresented in leadership positions, particularly at the executive and board levels. However, women are uniquely positioned to leverage traits such as compassion, transparency, and the ability to foster teamwork to lead organizations into the next phase of contemporary healthcare delivery. In the future, the pace with which women gain access to the C-suite will accelerate as organizations embrace diversity and select the best qualified leaders in terms of both experience and leadership style that supports organizational culture. While the future for women in healthcare leadership looks bright, many women are currently struggling to reach the executive office, facing glass ceilings, competing priorities, and lack of access to support and guidance. In this article I discuss the role of women in healthcare leadership and offer practical suggestions on how women can reach the top echelon and achieve their goals and aspirations.
女性在医疗保健劳动力中占绝大多数，但在领导岗位上的代表性却明显不足，尤其是在高管和董事会层面。然而，女性具有独特的优势，可以利用同情心、透明度以及促进团队合作的能力等特质，带领组织进入当代医疗服务的下一阶段。未来，随着各组织接纳多元化并选拔出在经验和领导风格方面最符合组织文化的最合格领导者，女性进入高管层的速度将会加快。虽然女性在医疗保健领导领域的前景光明，但目前许多女性在努力进入高管办公室时面临着玻璃天花板、相互竞争的优先事项以及缺乏支持和指导的机会。在本文中，我将探讨女性在医疗保健领导中的作用，并就女性如何进入高层并实现自己的目标和抱负提供切实可行的建议。
