Kat McDavitt is the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Zorya Foundation and its award-winning Mothers in Medicine fund, both focusing on bridging the professional success gap for women in healthcare and other industries. She is also the founder and president of Innsena, a growth consultancy for healthcare sector companies.

Gender-related challenges exist in all industries

Many people assume that women who work in female-dominated industries experience fewer gender-related challenges to leadership inequities than those in male-dominated industries. But that isn’t necessarily the case.

McDavitt’s experience highlights that even in female-dominated sectors, women encounter difficulties related to maternity leave, childcare affordability, and cultural biases based on how companies are built within societies that reinforce certain cultural norms.

Read more at: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/a-new-look-at-womens-leadership/202307/retaining-women-in-leadership-within-healthcare