Letter to the Editor
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
Abstract
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.
Keywords
gender equality; leadership; oncology
Hrčak ID:
288170
URI
Publication date:
22.12.2022.
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