Gender Equity in Australian Health Leadership

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Published: Feb 28, 2021
Updated: 2021-02-28
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24083/apjhm.v16i1.519
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Gender equity, health leadership

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Amanda Cohn
Gateway Health VIC, Australia; University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia
Mya Cubitt
The Royal Melbourne Hospital, VIC, Australia
Anita Goh
National Ageing Research Institute, VIC, Australia
Allison Hempenstall
James Cook University, Queensland, Australia
Rebekah Hoffman
University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
Christine Lai
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, SA, Australia
Jane Munro
Royal Children’s Hospital, VIC, Australia
Carly Silvester
Noosa Hospital, QLD, Australia
Clare Skinner
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital, NSW, Australia
Deborah Verran
Ramsay HealthCare, NSW, Australia
Jordan Walter
Barwon Health, VIC, Australia

Abstract

Objective: To ascertain the gender distribution across public health boards in Australia.


Design & Setting: Analysis of data and information obtained from a cross sectional audit of online publicly listed health boards within Australia from October to December 2019.


Results: The majority of public health boards have close to equal representation of women as board members however women are underrepresented in Chair roles. Victoria has significantly more women on health boards, whereas New South Wales has significantly less women on health boards and in Chair positions. 


Conclusions: Further efforts are required to drive gender equity in senior leadership roles in public health boards across Australia

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Cohn, A., Cubitt, M., Goh, A., Hempenstall, A., Hoffman, R., Lai, C., Munro, J., Silvester, C., Skinner, C., Verran, D., & Walter, J. (2021). Gender Equity in Australian Health Leadership. Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, 16(1), 6-10. https://doi.org/10.24083/apjhm.v16i1.519
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Vol. 16 No. 1 (2021)
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Research Articles
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Author Biographies

Amanda Cohn, Gateway Health VIC, Australia; University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia

Gateway Health VIC, Australia; University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia

Mya Cubitt, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, VIC, Australia

The Royal Melbourne Hospital, VIC, Australia;
The University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Anita Goh, National Ageing Research Institute, VIC, Australia

National Ageing Research Institute, VIC, Australia; 
The University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Allison Hempenstall, James Cook University, Queensland, Australia

James Cook University, QLD, Australia;
Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, QLD, Australia

Rebekah Hoffman, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia

University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia

Christine Lai, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, SA, Australia

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, SA, Australia

Jane Munro, Royal Children’s Hospital, VIC, Australia

Royal Children’s Hospital, VIC, Australia;
Murdoch Children's Research Institute, VIC, Australia

Carly Silvester, Noosa Hospital, QLD, Australia

Noosa Hospital, QLD, Australia; University of Queensland, QLD, Australia

Clare Skinner, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital, NSW, Australia

Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital, NSW, Australia

Deborah Verran, Ramsay HealthCare, NSW, Australia

Ramsay HealthCare, NSW, Australia

Jordan Walter, Barwon Health, VIC, Australia

Barwon Health, VIC, Australia