The feminization of medicine in Latin America: 'More-the-merrier' will not beget gender equity or strengthen health systems

• Main Authors: Felicia Marie Knaul (Author), Héctor Arreola-Ornelas (Author), Beverley M. Essue (Author), Renu Sara Nargund (Author), Patricia García (Author), Uriel Salvador Acevedo Gómez (Author), Roopa Dhatt (Author), Alhelí Calderón-Villarreal (Author), Pooja Yerramilli (Author), Ana Langer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: This viewpoint addresses the lack of gender diversity in medical leadership in Latin America and the gap in evidence on gender dimensions of the health workforce.While Latin America has experienced a dramatic change in the gender demographic of the medical field, the health sector employmen...