Female health leaders are good for wellbeing, research finds - but while women make up 70% of workforce, they hold only 25% of leadership roles

Female health leaders are good for a nation’s wellbeing, wealth, innovation and ethics, but remain an underused resource, particularly in low and middle income countries, a global review of evidence shows.

There should be more and sustained investment to maximise women’s potential and reap the benefits of their contribution, the study published in the journal BMJ Global Health concluded.