{"product_id":"womens-guide-healthcare-leadership","title":"The Women’s Guide to Healthcare Leadership: The Why and The How","description":"\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou have what it takes to lead. This book shows you why you must lead and the way to get there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWomen make up 75%–80% of the healthcare workforce. They account for the majority of their families’ healthcare decisions. Research consistently shows that women leaders produce better clinical outcomes, stronger organizational performance, and more equitable workplaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet fewer than 15% of top healthcare leadership positions are held by women.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat gap is not desirable or inevitable. It can and must be addressable. \u003ci\u003eThe Women’s Guide to Healthcare Leadership: The Why and The How\u003c\/i\u003e is the book that addresses it directly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by Patricia A. Gabow, MD, MACP — physician scientist, 20-year CEO of Denver Health, and one of the most honored healthcare leaders of her generation — this is the practical, evidence-grounded, experience-tested guide that aspiring women healthcare leaders have been waiting for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Gabow has made the journey. She has navigated the barriers, earned the credibility, and led one of the nation’s most respected health systems through decades of transformation. Now she shares everything she learned — the why and the how — so the next generation of women recognize the urgency to become leaders and see the path for the journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy Women Must Lead — and Why Now\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmericans spend nearly twice what other high-income countries spend on healthcare, yet Americans live shorter lives, face wider health disparities, and endure a system burdened by fragmentation, inequity, and runaway costs. The leaders who built this system have not been able to fix it. New voices — different perspectives, different priorities, different skills — are urgently needed at every leadership table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompanies with more women in senior roles outperform their peers financially. Women physicians generate lower mortality rates, higher adherence to evidence-based guidelines, and reduced readmission rates. Women legislators sponsor more bills and pass more meaningful healthcare policy. The question is not whether women should lead — it is how to get more of them there faster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKaren B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, Google Chief Health Officer (Retired), writes in the Foreword, “Anyone who is a gatekeeper of talent, resources, or policy has a role to play because when we empower women to lead in healthcare, we enable transformative change that can positively impact the health of generations to come.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Gabow is the perfect person to shape this advice given that she is an extraordinary leader admired by many — including me — as a model for principled and effective leadership.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat This Book Delivers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA rigorous, data-rich examination of why American healthcare needs women in leadership — and what women bring to the table that the system cannot afford to lose.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAn honest accounting of three of the biggest barriers women face — gender bias and the glass ceiling, the motherhood penalty and pay inequity, and work-life balance — with concrete approaches for navigating each one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePractical “thought exercises” in every chapter that help readers move from understanding to action, applying the book’s insights to their own careers, institutions, and goals.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eReal examples drawn from research, policy, and clinical practice that make the abstract concrete and the possible feel within reach.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBONUS: A concluding chapter of candid reflections from 10 accomplished women healthcare leaders — physicians, nurses, scientists, administrators, and policymakers — who share what helped them, what challenged them, and what they would tell their younger selves.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFour Strengths That Set This Book Apart\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst, it is written by someone who made the journey. Dr. Gabow spent two decades as CEO of Denver Health, a model safety-net institution that demonstrated high-quality care is possible for everyone regardless of ability to pay. She is not writing from theory. She is writing from experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecond, it is thoroughly documented. The book draws on an extensive body of peer-reviewed research on women’s leadership, healthcare system performance, clinical outcomes, and organizational effectiveness. Readers will find this a valuable reference long after they finish reading it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThird, it is genuinely practical. Every chapter is built around “thought exercises” that engage readers directly, asking them to apply what they are learning to their own situations. This is a book designed to be used, not just read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFourth, it speaks in many voices. Through in-depth interviews with 10 women leaders who represent the full breadth of healthcare — different professions, different roles, different backgrounds, different paths — the book makes clear that there are many starting points and many places from which to lead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis guide helps readers see their own potential and path to leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeadership is your road map. The journey starts here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003ePatricia A. Gabow, MD, MACP\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePatricia A. Gabow, MD, MACP, is a national leader in delivery system innovation and the care of poor, uninsured, and vulnerable populations. She spent her career at Denver Health, a model healthcare safety-net institution, serving as CEO for the final 20 years before retiring in 2012. She is professor emerita of medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and a Master of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Gabow has authored more than 140 articles and book chapters and three previous books: \u003ci\u003eLean The Prescription: Powerful Medicine for Our Ailing Healthcare System\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTIME’S NOW for Women Healthcare Leaders: A Guide for the Journey\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Catholic Church and Its Hospitals: A Marriage Made in Heaven?\u003c\/i\u003e She was a founding member of the federal Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission and currently served for a decade on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Board. Her honors include the National Academy of Medicine’s Gustav O. Lienhard Award, the AMA Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Public Servant, and the AAMC David E. Rogers Award. She is a member of the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeword by Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWhy Should Women Lead?\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eAssessing Our Healthcare System\n        \u003cul\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eHealthcare and Cost\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eHealthcare Coverage and Access\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eHealthcare Quality, Disparity, and Equity\u003c\/li\u003e\n        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n      \u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eDigging Deeper into Determinants of Health\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eWhat Women Bring\n        \u003cul\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003ePublic Perceptions of Women in Leadership\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eLeadership in the Workplace\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eOrganizational Benefits of Women in Leadership\u003c\/li\u003e\n        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n      \u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eWomen in Healthcare\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eWomen as Leaders of Healthcare Change\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eWomen Making a Difference Globally\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eConcluding Thoughts\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLay of the Land for Women in Healthcare\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eWomen Pioneers in Healthcare\n        \u003cul\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eFlorence Sabin\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eClara Barton\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eMother Joseph\u003c\/li\u003e\n        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n      \u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eWomen’s Caregiving and Health\n        \u003cul\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eWomen’s Role in Family Health\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eWomen’s Health\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eWomen Healthcare Researchers\u003c\/li\u003e\n        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n      \u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eWomen in Healthcare Professions\n        \u003cul\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eWomen in the Nursing Profession\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eWomen in the Medical Profession\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eWomen in Other Healthcare Professions\u003c\/li\u003e\n        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n      \u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eWomen in Healthcare Leadership\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eGender and Pay\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eThe Motherhood Penalty\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eNursing Wages\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003ePhysician Wages\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eConcluding Thoughts\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eObstacles and Opportunities\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eConfronting Bias\n        \u003cul\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eBias in Language\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eAddressing Institutional Gender Bias\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eThe Motherhood Penalty\u003c\/li\u003e\n        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n      \u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eSexual Harassment\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eRecommendations for Action\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eThe Imposter Phenomenon\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eOpportunities for Women\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eChanging the Culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eImproving Care\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eConcluding Thoughts\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFirst Things First\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eReflection on Values and Leadership\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eLiving the Values\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eAligning the Values\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eChoosing Leadership\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eConcluding Thoughts\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eYou Can’t Parachute into Leadership\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eLeading from Where You Stand\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eClinical Training in Leadership\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eFormal Leadership Training\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eLeadership Training for Clinicians\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eLeadership Training for the Administrator\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eDocumenting Your Accomplishments\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eApplying for a Leadership Position\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eBattlefield Promotion\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eRole Models, Mentors, Sponsors, and Coaches\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eConcluding Thoughts\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eNow You Are a Leader\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eIntroducing Yourself\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eEstablishing Relationships\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eBuilding Your Team\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eWho Is on the Team\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eRecruiting and Hiring\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eEffective Evaluations\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eRole Modeling, Mentoring, Sponsoring, and Coaching\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eSupporting the Workforce\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eChanging Roles, Disciplinary Actions, and Terminations\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eThe Importance of Communication\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eConcluding Thoughts\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEven Leaders Have a Boss\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eThe Boss on the Chart\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eOther “Bosses”\n        \u003cul\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eYour Peers\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eYour Team\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eThe Board\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eThe Community\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eAffiliated Organizations\u003c\/li\u003e\n        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n      \u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eConcluding Thoughts\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMaking the Trains Run on Time and Laying New Tracks\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eData Is Your Friend\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eResearch Is a Teacher\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eMaking Decisions\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eDecision-Making Tools\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eMaking the Trains Run on Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eLaying New Tracks\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eChanging Landscape\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eConcluding Thoughts\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSharing and Receiving Lessons Learned\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eBarriers to Sharing\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eHow to Share\n        \u003cul\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eSharing by Teaching\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eSharing by Presenting\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eSharing via Publication\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eOther Sharing Opportunities\u003c\/li\u003e\n        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n      \u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eReceiving Lessons Learned\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eConcluding Thoughts\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRemember the Obvious\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eCreating and Maintaining Balance\n        \u003cul\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eManaging the Family and Household\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eHaving and Raising Children\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eCaring for Our Parents\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eFinding Support\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eWell-Being\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eCan We Have It All\u003c\/li\u003e\n        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n      \u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eBurnout and Moral Distress\n        \u003cul\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eBurnout\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eMoral Distress\u003c\/li\u003e\n        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n      \u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eBehaviors\n        \u003cul\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003ePast Behaviors\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eOnline Behaviors\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003eBehavior of Others\u003c\/li\u003e\n        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n      \u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eProfessional Appearance\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003eConcluding Thoughts\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eReflections of Women Leaders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReferences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTestimonials\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e“Dr. Patty Gabow is an icon — someone I have looked up to throughout my career. Having spent part of my career at the safety net with Dr. Gabow as CEO, I absorbed many of her leadership lessons by watching her in action. The Women’s Guide to Healthcare Leadership reflects those transformative insights and offers practical wisdom for those seeking to lead with courage, integrity, and purpose. A must-read for anyone navigating the opportunities and challenges of leadership in healthcare.”\u003c\/i\u003e — Marisha Burden, MD, MBA, Professor of Medicine, Division Head of Hospital Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e“As a nurse leader, I deeply resonate with Patricia Gabow’s message in The Women’s Guide to Healthcare Leadership. This book is practical, profound, and values-driven, reminding us that great leadership is forged not only through success, but also through perseverance, resilience, gratitude, humor, and the willingness to do what is right under pressure. At a time when healthcare faces extraordinary complexity and challenge, this book speaks powerfully to nurses and other healthcare professionals who are called to lead with courage, clarity, and compassion. It equips women across healthcare to lead with conviction, humanity, and purpose when their leadership is needed most.”\u003c\/i\u003e — Jing Wang, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, Dean, Florida State University College of Nursing\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e“Dr. Patricia Gabow has done the work — from the front lines of clinical medicine to healthcare system CEO — and this book reflects the hard-won lessons of that journey. She confronts honestly both the failures of American healthcare and the persistent barriers women face within it, then delivers the practical frameworks, mentorship wisdom, and leadership tools needed to overcome them. Grounded in data, enriched by the voices of 10 accomplished women leaders, and written with the clarity of a physician who has diagnosed the problem and knows the cure, this is the guide every woman in healthcare needs to stop waiting for a seat at the table and start leading from wherever she stands.”\u003c\/i\u003e — Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, MBA, President Emerita, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation University Professor Emerita of Health Policy and Equity at the University of Pennsylvania\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e“In The Women’s Guide to Healthcare Leadership, Dr. Gabow provides an inspiring ‘call to action,’ arguing that the myriad problems in American healthcare, including high costs, fragmented care, difficult access, poor outcomes, and disparities, require the unique perspectives and skills that women can bring to the table. Gabow makes a compelling argument that women leaders are uniquely positioned to address many current healthcare system failures. The key strength of this book lies in its comprehensive, data-driven approach providing evidenced-based advocacy and a practical ‘how-to’ framework with a focus on values and ethics. Gabow emphasizes that true leadership must be anchored in personal and institutional values. She argues that courage, humility, and integrity are essential to drive the major transformation that is necessary to move the U.S. toward a more equitable and affordable healthcare system. By focusing on these moral foundations, she challenges women not just to seek equitable representation, but to utilize their unique skills and collaborative approaches to address the most critical shortcomings in American healthcare. The Women’s Guide provides a foundational roadmap for leadership, including practical advice on aligning personal values with institutional goals, emphasizing the importance of mentors and sponsors, and demonstrates the mechanics of leading a team. Gabow provides a deeply personal ‘guide’ that blends her 20-year journey as a CEO with the shared ‘reflections, advice, and insights’ of 10 diverse women leaders, offering a communal roadmap rather than a top-down administrative manual. The emphasis on ‘leading from where you stand’ and maintaining a ‘moral compass’ is critically important, now more than ever. By shifting the focus from simply ‘running a system’ to ‘transforming the system’ through uniquely female perspectives and collaborative skills, the book offers a more specialized, advocacy-based approach than typical healthcare leadership literature. Gabow provides important new insights for women in healthcare that will benefit current and future leaders. I encourage you to read it and share it with your colleagues. I am deeply grateful to Dr. Gabow for her leadership, mentorship and ongoing contributions to healthcare.”\u003c\/i\u003e — Victoria Fraser, MD, Adolphus Busch Professor of Medicine, Chair of the Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine (WashU Medicine)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e“No single person has made a greater contribution to healthcare policy and practice than Dr. Patricia Gabow. Her latest book offers significant insights regarding the women’s healthcare leadership imperative, as well as invaluable advice on the path forward.”\u003c\/i\u003e — Sara Rosenbaum, JD, Emerita Professor, Health Law and Policy, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e“In a world where 69% of Americans believe having more women in leadership would improve their quality of life, why do we remain so shy of the mark? Dr. Gabow makes the case, as always using available evidence, that women’s leadership in healthcare matters and then shows us the steps we need to take to make it happen. But don’t take her word for it — be sure to read to the end so you can appreciate the wisdom of other women leaders who have risen to the highest positions of influence in our profession!”\u003c\/i\u003e — Nanette Santoro, MD, E. Stewart Taylor Professor of OBGYN, University of Colorado School of Medicine\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e“The Women’s Guide to Healthcare Leadership is a manifesto, user manual, and inspirational sourcebook for how women can aspire to and attain leadership in healthcare. This is a must-read for something that is a must-do. Almost everyone in healthcare knows that something is missing. Look around and you readily see that the ‘something’ is the absence of women in most roles where significant policy is made, decisions arrived at, budgets allocated, and visions of the future created. Patricia Gabow has written an important and actionable guidebook for changing that situation, to the benefit of healthcare and all those it serves. In concise and cogent prose, Gabow discusses why we need women in half the seats of decision power, and how women can best prepare themselves for and propel themselves into those seats. The Women’s Guide to Healthcare Leadership will galvanize women at every career stage. It offers specifics on how to become a leader of yourself — first and foremost — and then a leader of a team, an institution, and a profession. This is a book about creating empowerment with a purpose. The small investment of time spent reading The Women’s Guide to Healthcare Leadership will yield a large return personally and professionally.”\u003c\/i\u003e — Azita Emami, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean, Yale School of Nursing\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e“Women dominate the healthcare workforce but are far less represented in the ranks of senior leadership. Yet contemporary healthcare challenges, including workforce capabilities and burnout, technological changes, financial pressures, and an increasingly diverse and older population, we need more women leaders. This book offers pragmatic advice for women aspiring to lead as well as those who have encountered obstacles to fulfilling ambitions to lead and collaborate at the highest levels from Dr. Patty Gabow, an early pioneer and superstar, whose dedication to guiding and elevating women leaders is unparalleled.”\u003c\/i\u003e — Carolyn Clancy, MD, Former Director, AHRQ, and VA Senior Executive\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e“Among a generation of aspiring female healthcare leaders in Denver, everyone wanted to be Patty Gabow, the visionary leader of one of America’s most storied safety net health systems. Now, Patty has given us the gift of her leadership philosophy — with a twist — to highlight the particular opportunities and challenges for female leaders. Her book is a comprehensive overview of healthcare leadership, a personal statement of her leadership values, and a call to women to take the reins and lead with eyes wide open. Her perspective is unique and rings true at a moment in U.S. healthcare that requires the most from our leaders, male and female.”\u003c\/i\u003e — Heidi Wald, MD, MSPH, Chief Quality Officer, Denver Health\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e“Dr. Patricia Gabow’s new book, The Women’s Guide to Healthcare Leadership: The Why and The How is an insightful and practical book that serves as a one-stop tour de force volume on the values, ideas, and skills required to have a successful career as a woman leader in healthcare. Dr. Gabow is a nephrologist, medical researcher, academic leader, and healthcare executive whose career spans five decades, well known for transforming Denver Health into one of the nation’s leading public healthcare systems. In the book, she has combined clinical medicine, research, health-system leadership, and public policy advocacy to provide a book focused on her career life lessons as well as the careers of other notable women leaders. Reading this book inspires, as it provides information about the obstacles to leadership for women as well as the stepwise ways to move forward. I recommend this book to aspirational women leaders everywhere.”\u003c\/i\u003e — Judy Regensteiner, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Judith and Joseph Chair in Women’s Health Research, Director, Ludeman Family Center for Women’s Health Research\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"AAPL SHOPIFY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47970358984841,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0080\/5578\/3490\/files\/Cover1_Gabow_Leadership_Shopify.png?v=1787086485","url":"https:\/\/shop.physicianleaders.org\/products\/womens-guide-healthcare-leadership","provider":"AAPL Shopify","version":"1.0","type":"link"}