Problem
• Differences between women and men in leadership positions.
o "Gender gap still exists in healthcare management. (In the News)." Healthcare Financial Management Feb. 2002: 22+. Business Insights: Global. Web. 13 Nov. 2020.
• It has been known that men typically make more than women in almost all fields but in the healthcare field the wage gap is much more drastic.
o As of 1990 women made an average of 19% less than men.
o While in the early 2000's women made an average of 25% less than men
o Rivera-Romano, L. S., Fresno, C., Hernández-Lemus, E., Martínez-García, M., & Vallejo, M. (2020). Gender imbalance in executive management positions at the Mexican National Institutes of Health. Human Resources for Health, 18(1), 21-21.
• Between the 1990s and the 2000s, women have experienced a somewhat large increase (400%) in the representation in executive positions (from 1.3% in 1992 to around 6.7% in 2004) (Romano-Romano, 2020).
o Men still hold the most positions in cardiac, surgical specialties and most of the jobs that require more academics. (typically the higher paying jobs)
• Women in leadership have less harsh dictator way of leading.
• Women are more interpersonal and democratic
• Men are more task oriented and autocratic. (ruler who has absolute power)
• Why are women typically brought into leadership positions when times get hard?
The response should include a reference list. Using double-space, Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.