Burnout in health care experienced at much higher levels among women

Studies show female physicians are leaving the workforce on average 15 years earlier than men due to factors such as burnout, bullying, workplace sexual harassment/assault, and the gender pay gap.
Health-care workers, especially women, need meaningful, practical, and structural changes in their work lives to ensure longevity, writes Lesley Barron.

In many cases Canada is training enough health-care professionals, but is failing to retain them in the workforce. The hidden costs for the lack of retention are astronomical, and the ethics of continuing to internationally source a health-care workforce for Canada—a high-...

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