Raising the "glass ceiling" for ethnic minority women in health care management.
Ethnic minority women are well represented in the work force and in the health care system in general, but do not have a similar level of representation in the management sector. This paper explores three strategies for schools of health administration to consider to lessen the effect of a "glass ceiling" that may be encountered by ethnic minority women aspiring to positions of leadership in health services agencies. These strategies are advancing affirmative action, valuing ethnic women in health administration education, and investigating diversity management. Inherent in each of the three strategies is the need for acknowledgment and more open discussion of the "glass ceiling." Problem-solving in relation to the potential for systemic discrimination adversely affecting ethnic minority women in senior health care management positions, and greater study of the three strategies using both qualitative and quantitative methodologies is also needed.
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School of Health Services Administration, Faculty of Health Professions, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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D002322:Career Mobility; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003710:Demography; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006270:Health Facility Administrators / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008913:Minority Groups; D009674:Nova Scotia; D014931:Women, Working