Research Applications Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado.
Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 May;98(5):1224-1227. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0693. Epub 2018 Mar 15.
Increasing the active participation of professional women in vector control (VC) activities may help promote greater gender equity in the workplace and reduce the burden of vector-borne diseases. This stakeholder survey examined the current roles and perspective of professionals employed in the VC sector in Kenya, Indonesia, India, and other countries. The largest barriers that women face in pursuing leadership roles in the VC sector include lack of awareness of career opportunities, limitations based on cultural norms, and the belief that VC is men's work. These barriers could be addressed through improving education and recruitment campaigns, as well as supporting higher education and mentoring programs. Females were almost six times more likely to be encouraged to pursue leadership positions in their organization compared with male respondents (odds ratio = 5.9, > 0.03, 95% confidence interval: 1.19, 29.42). These findings suggest that once women are recruited into the VC workforce, they face minimal discrimination and have increased leadership opportunities.
增加职业女性在病媒控制（VC）活动中的积极参与，可能有助于促进工作场所的更大性别平等，并减少由病媒传播的疾病的负担。这项利益攸关方调查研究了在肯尼亚、印度尼西亚、印度和其他国家从事 VC 领域工作的专业人员的当前角色和观点。女性在 VC 领域担任领导角色时面临的最大障碍包括对职业机会缺乏认识、基于文化规范的限制，以及认为 VC 是男性的工作。这些障碍可以通过改善教育和招聘活动，以及支持高等教育和指导计划来解决。与男性受访者相比，女性更有可能被鼓励在自己的组织中担任领导职位（优势比=5.9， > 0.03，95%置信区间：1.19，29.42）。这些发现表明，一旦女性被招募到 VC 劳动力队伍中，她们面临的歧视就很少，领导机会也会增加。
