Monash expert: Position Statement on Advancing Gender Equity

A Monash University-led Position Statement on Advancing Gender Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Australian Healthcare Leadership reinforces Australia’s position as a global leader in this area.

This is demonstrated through government legislation, strategic investment, and measurable gains in gender equality and leadership representation—laying a strong foundation for lasting, systemic change in healthcare and beyond. An article on the statement has been published in the Medical Journal of Australia’s Insight+ here 

The position statement was written by the Partnership Centre for Gender Equity and Leadership Advancement, a Monash University-led NHMRC funded partnership, with nine founding partners in 2020, expanding to an international collaboration of 28 organisations. 

Available to comment:

Professor Helena Teede AM, Professor of Women’s Health, Equity & Impact at Monash University. She is also a practising endocrinologist and leads the Partnership Centre for Gender Equality and Leadership Advancement at the Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation.Contact: +61 407 005 737 or helena.teede@monash.eduRead more of Professor Teede’s commentary on Monash Lens

Women in Health Leadership

Financial Security, Gender Equity & Health

Comments attributable to Professor Teede:

“Embedding gender equality, diversity and inclusion in leadership is proven to deliver tangible benefits –enhancing organisational performance, improving ethical engagement, strengthening risk management, creating more equitable career pathways and improving women’s health outcomes. We’re calling for a renewed commitment backed by a clear rationale, urgent action and strategic vision to protect current progress, and to ensure that Australia remains a global leader.

“To accelerate leadership progress and build a health system that is fairer, safer and stronger for all, a paradigm shift is needed that moves the responsibility from individual women to collective, system-wide action. This requires coordinated, evidence-informed approaches through collaborative and structural reform, so together we can ensure that Australia remains a global leader in gender equity, diversity and inclusion and in generating benefits from these advances.”