Why are fewer women rising to the top? A life history gender analysis of Cambodia's health workforce

Sreytouch Vong; Bandeth Ros; Rosemary Morgan; Sally Theobald

doi:10.1186/s12913-019-4424-3

Why are fewer women rising to the top? A life history gender analysis of Cambodia's health workforce

Sreytouch Vong, Bandeth Ros, Rosemary Morgan, Sally Theobald

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Abstract

An adequate and qualified health workforce is critical for achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and responding to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Frontline health workers who are mainly women, play important roles in responses to crisis. Despite women making up the vast majority of the health workforce, men occupy the majority of leadership positions. This study aims to understand the career progression of female health workers by exploring how gender norms influence women’s upward career trajectories.

Original language	English
Article number	595
Pages (from-to)	e595
Journal	BMC Health Services Research
Volume	19
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4424-3
Publication status	Published - 23 Aug 2019

Keywords

Cambodia
Gender equity
Health workforce
Leadership
Life history

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