Gender Inequalities in the Dental Workforce: Global Perspectives

Dental workforce issues in the United Kingdom.

T he purpose of this article is to discuss some of the issues we are facing within the United Kingdom with regard to the dental workforce. It is a very personal view influenced by the projects I have worked on over the last two years. This overview will look at what is happening in the UK in terms of population demographics and dental treatment patterns, and I will pose some questions as to how...

Generational and gender perspectives on career flexibility: ensuring the faculty workforce of the future.

l r a t i w o m i c t w g p o a a There is growing national concern regarding the future adequacy of our physician workforce. The general population aged more than 65 years is predicted to double by 2030, and increased age is commonly accompanied by greater health care needs. The physician population also is aging; 1 in 3 active physicians is currently aged more than 55 years and likely to reti...

Gender Inequalities in Education

The terrain of gender inequalities in education has seen much change in recent decades. This article reviews the empirical research and theoretical perspectives on gender inequalities in educational performance and attainment from early childhood to young adulthood. Much of the literature on children and adolescents attends to performance differences between girls and boys. Of course, achieveme...

Gender Inequalities in Health

Busyness, the dental workforce and endodontics.