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Glasgow is leading the way in reducing medicine’s gender gap

Glasgow is leading the way in closing medicine’s gender gap, thanks to a new initiative jointly launched in June by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and the University of Glasgow.

Despite the fact that over half the UK’s medical graduates are women, a signiicant gender gap remains in senior medical leadership roles. Currently only around 25% of medical directors and 36% of NHS chief executives are female, while women only represent approximately 40% of lecturers, 30% of senior lecturers, and only 15% of professors in UK medical schools.

The Developing Female Medical and Academic Leaders Scholarship Programme is designed to help to nurture female leadership in the medical field.

Professor Jackie Taylor, president of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow said, “I’m proud that our college is taking action to help close medicine’s gender gap and assist women to reach their full potential as leaders. This isn’t just the right thing to do for women, equality beneits everyone in our health service. Research has shown that greater gender diversity can improve inancial and organisational performance and decision making and increase productivity.“

Professor Anna Dominiczak, vice principal and head of college, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences at the University of Glasgow added, “Gender equality is an issue of great importance to the college. 50% of our medical graduates are women, and yet they are underrepresented in leadership roles within our health service, to the detriment of the public and profession alike. We look forward to welcoming applicants to this very important and exciting initiative.”

This article appears in August 2019

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