Any female executive or aspiring female leader in an IHF member organization can take part in the activities of the Women in Leadership Forum.
Women in leadership
As the healthcare industry faces increasing challenges and opportunities, we support women leaders in healthcare to achieve their highest potential.
Supporting women leaders in healthcare
Despite representing 70% of the 43 million healthcare employees worldwide, women are still under-represented in senior leadership roles across the global health sector. The Forum is an international community of women leaders aiming to raise global recognition of their skills and talents, as well as their impact across the healthcare sector.
Through special events, including activities in support of International Women’s Day and an exclusive networking session at the IHF Hospital World Congress, the Forum brings female leaders in the healthcare sector together.
Highlights
What gender equity means for healthcare: Podcast
In this episode of the IHF's podcast, talking healthcare, Lucy Clements, Health Integration Policy Lead from NHS Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care System, UK, sat down with Dr Sawsan Abdelrazig and Dr Pascale Anglade from Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi to discuss health inequities in healthcare leadership.
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International Women’s Day 2023 perspectives from the IHF community
For International Women's Day 2023, we asked leaders in our community to tell us what gender equity in healthcare leadership means to them and what progress they’d like to see materialize in the future. Here are some of the messages they shared with us.
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Turning challenges into leadership opportunities
On 1 September 2022, the Forum hosted a free online event for female healthcare leaders and managers, in collaboration with Alumni Global. By sharing personal success stories, participating female executives explored how we can build an equitable and inclusive workplace.
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The Women in Leadership Forum meets in person every year at the World Hospital Congress. Online events are organized throughout the year. Subscribe to the IHF newsletter to find out about upcoming events.