Study on the participation of women in the health sector: state and solution

ABSTRACT

Studying the participation of women in the health sector in state management (most of them were leaders, managers and some health staffs involved). Results: the rate of women holding leadership and managerial parts in the health sector as follows 20% of Directors of Health Service, 19% of Deputy Directors of Health Service, and 20% of Directors of agencies directly under MOH. The rates of women participated in union were more and more. However, the number of women directors of departments was low, moreover the age of these women nearly reached retirement age. Hence, training women directors of departments was needed