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Downs JA, Mathad JS, Reif LK, McNairy ML, Celum C, Boutin-Foster C, Deschamps MM, Gupta A, Hokororo A, Katz IT, Konopasek L, Nelson R, Riviere C, Glimcher LH, Fitzgerald DW. The ripple effect: why promoting female leadership in global health matters. Public Health Action 2016; 6:210-211. [PMID: 28123954 DOI: 10.5588/pha.16.0072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2016] [Accepted: 10/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Leadership positions in global health are greatly skewed toward men; the imbalance is more pronounced in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The under-representation of women in leadership is a threat to gender equality, and also impacts the improvement of women's health outcomes globally. In this perspectives piece, we assert that the promotion and retention of women in global health leadership has a ripple effect that can achieve improvement in global health outcomes. We present pragmatic, actionable solutions to promote and retain female global health leaders in this field.
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Affiliation(s)
- J A Downs
- Center for Global Health, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA ; Bugando Medical Centre and Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza, Tanzania
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- Center for Global Health, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA ; Clinical Trials Unit, Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical College, Pune, India
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- Center for Global Health, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
| | - M L McNairy
- Center for Global Health, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
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- International Clinical Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
| | - C Boutin-Foster
- Center for Global Health, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
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- Groupe Haïtien d'Etude du Sarcome de Kaposi et des Infections Opportunistes, Port-au-Prince, Haïti
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- Clinical Trials Unit, Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical College, Pune, India ; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Bugando Medical Centre and Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Mwanza, Tanzania
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- Center for Global Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA ; Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Center for Global Health, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Anthropology, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
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- Groupe Haïtien d'Etude du Sarcome de Kaposi et des Infections Opportunistes, Port-au-Prince, Haïti
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- Center for Global Health, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
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- Center for Global Health, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
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