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Today Although, women make up the majority or you can say more than half of the graduates at high grades in India, yet there are fortification of barriers which limit and restrict a woman’s entry into any kind of medical leadership and leadership related to health care domains. These restrictions have internalised the elements in a structural way which can be address through multiple strategies which would advance a role of woman in medical leadership.
A woman plays an important role in building a wrong health work-force globally and at her own house. The word at her own can definitely have not been overlooked. The way they preach with dedication to their work which they practise can make a difference between like and death situations for so many people out there. And besides all this a woman in even though working more in the health force, has less pay compared to men. Can we call this DELIVERED BY WOMEN, BUT LEAD BY MEN?
The covid 19 pandemic has bought a drastic impact on our society from unemployment to health factors and the economy globally. Even at the conditions of fighting covid 19 women have served tremendously in the form doctors, nurses, cleaners, etc. This excess of passion they show in working may lead them to cause infection or the virus risking their lives. It’s stated that infections among female Health work-force is three times more than that of the male workforce and yet women are made to behind whole decision makings.
According to the recent reports by the UN, almost 70 to 75 percent of healthcare workforce comprises of women. According to statistical displayed by the WHO, nearly 3 trillian time the women have contributed towards healthcare and yet their works is paid less or unpaid. Women hold only 25 percent of a CEO position in a hospital in India in the Health sector department. There should be rallies set up to ensure more care on empowering women, because women make tough choices from the very less sources which they are actually offered.
During the pandemic which we are actually going through, action must be taken against investment in leadership and placements for women which would scrutinise and we can be recognized as being a significant role in filling the gender gap role at the level of leadership. Training and teaching should be enhanced to future nurses and doctors. There should be structure long term change and more of women leaders In the field of health care should be recognized and addressed.