A vision to advance gender equality within pharmacy leadership: Next steps to take the profession forward.

Mill, D; Burton, L; Lim, R; Barwick, A; Felkai, C; Sim, TF; Dineen-Griffin, S

A vision to advance gender equality within pharmacy leadership: Next steps to take the profession forward.

Mill, D Burton, L Lim, R Barwick, A Felkai, C Sim, TF Dineen-Griffin, S

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Citation:: Res Social Adm Pharm, 2023, 19, (6), pp. 965-968
Issue Date:: 2023-06

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dc.contributor.author	Mill, D
dc.contributor.author	Burton, L
dc.contributor.author	Lim, R
dc.contributor.author	Barwick, A
dc.contributor.author	Felkai, C
dc.contributor.author	Sim, TF
dc.contributor.author	Dineen-Griffin, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7080-0108
dc.date.accessioned	2023-09-25T01:54:52Z
dc.date.available	2023-03-01
dc.date.available	2023-09-25T01:54:52Z
dc.date.issued	2023-06
dc.identifier.citation	Res Social Adm Pharm, 2023, 19, (6), pp. 965-968
dc.identifier.issn	1551-7411
dc.identifier.issn	1934-8150
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/172263
dc.description.abstract	The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5 to 'achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls' aims to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women and girls and ensure their full and effective participation in all spheres of life. In alignment with this, several key international initiatives are making progress towards gender equality in the pharmacy profession. The pharmacy profession must support women and accelerate the progress of women in leadership positions in pharmacy. International and national pharmacy professional bodies can play a critical role in fostering the change required to improve gender equality in all regions and countries. The ongoing development, evaluation and implementation of policies and initiatives are critical to a profession that is increasingly becoming feminised. Furthermore, there is an imperative to deeply understand the gender-based barriers and develop evidence-based strategies and solutions to support women in pharmacy leadership. There is extensive literature and research on gender inequality and its impact on leadership outside pharmacy which could be used strategically for the profession to develop its own evidence based strategic position. Robust initiatives are needed to ensure that women at all levels including women in pharmacy leadership are empowered and encouraged to participate in their profession. This commentary seeks to generate and contribute to the debate to ensure the profession is proactive and deliberate in tackling the challenges that have traditionally impeded women reaching leadership positions and several critical actions as next steps are proposed. Action is needed to improve gender equality in pharmacy leadership and a profession-wide discussion on ways to progress the above proposed actions is critically needed.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartof	Res Social Adm Pharm
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.sapharm.2023.03.001
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 1117 Public Health and Health Services
dc.subject.classification	Pharmacology & Pharmacy
dc.subject.classification	4203 Health services and systems
dc.subject.classification	4206 Public health
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Gender Equity
dc.subject.mesh	Leadership
dc.subject.mesh	Pharmacy
dc.subject.mesh	Pharmaceutical Services
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Leadership
dc.subject.mesh	Pharmacy
dc.subject.mesh	Pharmaceutical Services
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Gender Equity
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Gender Equity
dc.subject.mesh	Leadership
dc.subject.mesh	Pharmacy
dc.subject.mesh	Pharmaceutical Services
dc.title	A vision to advance gender equality within pharmacy leadership: Next steps to take the profession forward.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	19
utslib.location.activity	United States
utslib.for	1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
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dc.date.updated	2023-09-25T01:54:51Z
pubs.issue	6
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utslib.citation.issue	6

Abstract:

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5 to 'achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls' aims to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women and girls and ensure their full and effective participation in all spheres of life. In alignment with this, several key international initiatives are making progress towards gender equality in the pharmacy profession. The pharmacy profession must support women and accelerate the progress of women in leadership positions in pharmacy. International and national pharmacy professional bodies can play a critical role in fostering the change required to improve gender equality in all regions and countries. The ongoing development, evaluation and implementation of policies and initiatives are critical to a profession that is increasingly becoming feminised. Furthermore, there is an imperative to deeply understand the gender-based barriers and develop evidence-based strategies and solutions to support women in pharmacy leadership. There is extensive literature and research on gender inequality and its impact on leadership outside pharmacy which could be used strategically for the profession to develop its own evidence based strategic position. Robust initiatives are needed to ensure that women at all levels including women in pharmacy leadership are empowered and encouraged to participate in their profession. This commentary seeks to generate and contribute to the debate to ensure the profession is proactive and deliberate in tackling the challenges that have traditionally impeded women reaching leadership positions and several critical actions as next steps are proposed. Action is needed to improve gender equality in pharmacy leadership and a profession-wide discussion on ways to progress the above proposed actions is critically needed.

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