Flattening Hierarchical Structures to Empower Women Trainee Leaders on Social Media Teams

Abstract

We share our experience empowering women trainees and leadership through a flattened hierarchical social media team structure with supporting evidence from measurable outcomes.

System-Wide Change Is Essential to Value the Contributions of Women in Medicine and Science

“…Senior faculty should invite midcareer faculty to publish with them and then mentor and sponsor them to ensure their success [12]. 4. It is essential to dismantle the traditional hierarchical structure in health care that hinders progress toward equity in health care [13]. This would involve re-evaluating existing institutional policies and practices that perpetuate gender bias and adopting more inclusive and flexible models of leadership and decision-making.…”