Women’s participation as leaders in healthcare
Health care appears to be highly represented by women in several dimensions. According to the International Finance Corporation, Women represent 70 percent of the 43 million workers in the global health care industry. As we have seen it globally, women also dominate the market of health consumers, making about four-fifths of health purchases. Women make about 80% of decisions regarding their family’s healthcare needs. Women are also the backbone of the informal workforce of unpaid caregivers of sick relatives, community members and children. A global study by the Lancet Commission on Women and Health estimates this to contribute US$3 trillion in health care annually.