A recent publication in MJA Insight+ highlights our work.

"This is not a battle between men and women. It is a social and cultural construct and it’s embedded in the systems and the policies that we work within. Which means it is totally fixable.” Prof Helena Teede

Our latest systematic review, led by PhD candidate and critical care nurse Mihiri Pincha Baduge, has revealed the barriers women nurses face to advance into leadership roles. Mihiri’s comprehensive review spanning decades of research, was published in the Lancet’s eClinicalMedicine

Driving and sustaining change in organisations requires working with women, hearing their voices, and supporting their career advancement. We identified key components of workplace culture that are essential.

Equity and diversity in leadership leads to:

• Improved & more equitable health, social justice & healthcare outcomes

• A more empowered workforce with improved quality of care, improved motivation & reduced attrition

• Improved organisational performance, profitability & productivity

We have identified a ‘toolbox’ of effective interventions that can be implemented to advance women in leadership, with specific lessons for healthcare.

Advancing Women in Healthcare Leadership (AWHL) is a national partnership initiative across professional, medical and nursing colleges, industrial bodies, leading health services, and government, guided by cross-sector academic expertise. Together, we are co-designing, co-producing, implementing and evaluating evidence-based individual and organisational level interventions to enable women in healthcare to attain their career goals.

We are conducting a longitudinal evaluation of individual and organisational outcomes of the Women in Leadership Program at Monash Health. Check out our interim findings!