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    Opinion: Gender inequality still plagues the health care industry. Women are fed up

    Women in health care: Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow." Let's do that.
    by Halle Tecco Aug 01, 2018 3 minutes

    Women are essential stakeholders in health care, serving as workers, caregivers, and consumers — yet we do not have an equal voice in its leadership.

    The facts are overwhelmingly dismal. The percentage of women on Fortune 500 health care executive teams and boards has been nearly flat since 2015, hovering around 22 percent. Another number that hasn’t budged: Only one-third of hospital executives are women. There’s also been little change in the startup world, with women

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