A Lot of Women Work in Health Care. But Not at the Top. Why Is That?

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Women make up 75% of entry-level jobs in health care—but only 33% of C-suite execs. What’s going on?

Every year for the past four years, Harvard Medical School’s three-day workshop on career advancement and leadership skills for women in health care has sold out. More than 700 women will attend next month in Boston.

The health-care services industry has the highest share of...
 

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Not sure, but does this article differ from the same topic run last week?

There are women in every HR department and payroll department in the USA. If there was a plot to 'hold women back' wouldn't one of them have come forward by now?

... are we still trying to play this game. There are literally countless studies and papers (from non gender studies, women studies, or other) that explain this in detail. Men and women have different priorities in general. Men are more aggressive about trying to rise, etc.

Try harder

FREEDOM OF CHOICE

More women focus on home and family while men focus on making a living.

It's almost like personal choices help explain both numbers.

There are many reasons and they are different.

A few days ago a feminist was arguing with me that their complaint wasn't about the numbers of women vs men but about the opportunity for women. And here we have YET ANOTHER article claiming that it is about the numbers again. You feminists need to get your lies straight. 😆

eat the rich

Because they have babies.

maybe try getting an MBA...then get one from a top school. might help.

is this a joke? you don't know what's happening? let's start talking about how women can not be allowed to get beyond a certain level .....it simply isn't done......

White men rule😡

Two rules to the rescue!

And of the 75%, how many are women of color? And of the 33%, same question?!

What percentage of C suite jobs stated at entry level? What %were male? Could there maybe possibly be another possible reason other than sexism?

Because they don’t promote from within?

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