What The Study Did: Although women currently represent a slight majority of the U.S. population and a large majority of the U.S. health care workforce, they are generally underrepresented on leadership teams at health care organizations, holding only about 15 percent of CEO positions, according to the findings of this cross-sectional study.
Authors: Bismarck C. Odei, M.D., of Ohio State University in Columbus, is the corresponding author.
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