Barriers to career advancement for U.S. women in health care as of 2018, by race

Published by Jenny Yang, Nov 30, 2023
According to a survey from 2018, significantly more African American women believe race is a barrier to career advancement when compared to Non-Hispanic White or Euro-American women. This data shows the percentage of women working in health care who reported various factors as "very much" a barrier to career advancement for females in the U.S. health care industry as of 2018, by race.

Percentage of U.S. women working in health care who reported select factors were "very much" barriers to career advancement as of 2018, by race/ethnicity

CharacteristicConfidenceRaceCultural assimilationAbility to connect with senior leadershipUnderselling skills
All Women 55.9% 23.7% 21% 50% 71.2%
Non-Hispanic White or Euro-American 54.1% 8.9% 13.5% 45.5% 69.8%
Asian or Asian American 65.6% 52% 39.2% 62.4% 80%
Hispanic or Latino or Spanish Origin of any race 51.4% 48.7% 27% 54.1% 56.8%
African American 33.3% 85.7% 42.9% 57.1% 71.4%
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July 2018

Region

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Survey time period

May 14 to June 15, 2018

Number of respondents

636 respondents

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U.S. women working in the healthcare industry

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Online survey

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