Source page: McKinsey & Company
Commentary
Leveling up in healthcare
Healthcare | Diversity & Inclusion
April 20, 2023 – Women are strongly represented at the entry level in healthcare but are still underrepresented in more senior roles, according to analysis by senior partner Gretchen Berlin and colleagues. Women account for 75 percent of entry-level jobs in the sector but just 32 percent of C-suite positions. For women of color, representation at the C-suite level is just 4 percent.
To read the article, see “Women in the healthcare industry: An update,” March 30, 2023.
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Visual form
Multi-level workforce composition chart.
Layout / body structure
The visual is arranged across six employment levels from entry level through the C-suite, with the workforce composition shown across the page and two summary comparison strips below for women across healthcare versus women across all industries.
What is being compared
It compares representation by gender and race across healthcare employment levels and then compares the overall share of women in healthcare with the share of women across all industries.
Measurement system
The measure is percent share at each employment level, so the reader follows how the representation of men of color, women of color, White women, and White men changes as roles become more senior.
Visible structure inside the graphic
The page uses repeated employment columns across the top and a ladder-like set of values through the middle, then anchors the story with bold overall summaries below that state the share of women in healthcare and the share of women across all industries.
Main takeaway from the visual
Women remain a larger share of the workforce in healthcare than in the broader economy, but their representation declines steadily as employment levels rise, so the visual reads as a narrowing pipeline rather than even representation across seniority.
Key standout values or extremes
The chart highlights about 75 percent women across healthcare versus about 32 percent women across all industries, and the middle employment-level values step down as the roles move from entry level toward the C-suite.
Controls / sequence, when applicable
This is a static chart image with no in-chart controls to operate.
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