Pismo uredniku
https://doi.org/10.20471/LO.2022.50.02-03.09
Gender equality in leading cancer centers
Dragan Marinić-Korolija
; Department of Surgical Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Iva Kirac
; Department of Surgical Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Ljiljana Mayer
; Deaprtmetn of Biochemistry, University Hospital for Tumors,Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Siniša Varga
; IGET -Institut for gastroenterological tumours, Zagreb, Croatia
Sažetak
Background: Gender equality policy has been instituted in institutions across the European Union and the United States. Based on landscapes drawn over a decade ago about gender inequalities in health management. Oncology is projected to be a significant burden for healthcare systems very soon.
Aim: to record leadership gender status in most prominent oncology institutions in 2022.
Materials and methods: We searched the Organisation of European Cancer Institute website and the National Cancer Center Network Member Institutions website. We recorded the gender of the legal representative of the center (CEO/director). Results: The Organisation of the European Cancer Institute has a membership of 123 cancer centers, seven outside the European Union.
Those situated in the EU have 17 leaders of the female sex (out of 116; 14,66%). While in the US, there are seven leaders of the female gender (out of 32; 21,88%).
Conclusion: The introduction of gender equality policy in recent years slowly impacts the predominance of the male gender in leading positions of oncology centers.
Ključne riječi
gender equality, leadership, oncology
Hrčak ID:
288170
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Posjeta: 244 *