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Navigating the glass labyrinth: Addressing gender diversity in Australian and New Zealand representative radiology leadership.

Sally L AyesaJane C McEnieryLaura S HillCassie E McCloskeyEmmeline H Lee
Published in: Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology (2022)
The issues underpinning gender inequality in representative leadership are complex and diverse, resulting in disproportionate losses of women radiologists along the leadership pathway compared to men. Unconscious biases, including assumptions of inferior capability, capacity and credibility among women radiologist leaders, create unique challenges at organisational, institutional and personal levels. Change cannot be achieved by passive momentum alone: concrete initiatives and active engagement are required. To improve leadership diversity, strategies must be multifaceted and supported at an organisational level.
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