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GROW: a model for mentorship to advance women's leadership in global health
- Source :
- Global Health, Epidemiology and Genomics, Vol. 3 (2018) P. e5, Global Health, Epidemiology and Genomics
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Hindawi Limited, 2018.
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Abstract
- In this essay, we discuss the under-representation of women in leadership positions in global health (GH) and the importance of mentorship to advance women's standing in the field. We then describe the mentorship model of GROW, Global Research for Women. We describe the theoretical origins of the model and an adapted theory of change explaining how the GROW model for mentorship advances women's careers in GH. We present testimonials from a range of mentees who participated in a pilot of the GROW model since 2015. These mentees describe the capability-enhancing benefits of their mentorship experience with GROW. Thus, preliminary findings suggest that the GROW mentorship model is a promising strategy to build women's leadership in GH. We discuss supplemental strategies under consideration and next steps to assess the impact of GROW, providing the evidence to inform best practices for curricula elsewhere to build women's leadership in GH.
- Subjects :
- Medical education
030505 public health
Epidemiology
Best practice
Global health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Policy and Society
Theory of change
GROW model
ddc:616.07
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Mentorship
women's leadership
Women's empowerment
Perspective
Global Research for Women (GROW)
030212 general & internal medicine
Sociology
mentorship
0305 other medical science
women's empowerment
Curriculum
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20544200
- Volume :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Global Health, Epidemiology and Genomics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....248f627dc052ba2fccf795e38f343b73