Becker's Hospital Review

96 WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP 15 women on the move in healthcare By Nika Schoonover T he following executive moves made by women have been reported by or shared with Becker's since Aug. 19. 1. Rebecca Beck was appointed CEO of Holston Valley Medical Center and Indian Path Community Hospital, both in Kingsport, Tenn., part of Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health. 2. Joanna Conley was named CEO of Doctors Hospital of Augusta (Ga.). 3. Roshy Didehban was named chief administrative officer of Mayo Clinic in Arizona, based in Phoenix. 4. Jennifer Eslinger was named COO of Rochester (N.Y.) Regional Health. 5. Melissa Haines was selected as the director of operations at Statesville, N.C.-based Piedmont HealthCare. 6. Lydia Jumonville was named interim president and CEO of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare. 7. Heather King was selected to be president and COO of Bolivia, N.C.- based Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center. 8. Beth Matish was named CEO of Johnston-Willis Hospital in Richmond, Va., part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. 9. Morgan May, DNP, was appointed chief nursing officer of Ballad Health's southern region. 10. Bobbie Murphy, MSN, was named chief nursing officer of Ballad Health's northern region. 11. Keisha Mullings-Smith was selected as the new vice president and chief experience officer at University of Chicago Medicine. 12. Charlotte Rankin, BSN, RN, was named chief nursing officer and COO at Abrazo Scottsdale (Ariz.) Campus and Abrazo Cave Creek (Ariz.) Hospital. 13. Henrietta Skeens was named CFO of UP Health System-Marquette (Mich.). 14. Amy Smith was appointed as chief people officer at Berkeley Heights, N.J.-based Summit Health. 15. Nancy Susick, RN, was named the new COO for acute and post- acute services at Southfield, Mich.-based Beaumont Health. n Women in healthcare earn 24% less than male peers, global analysis finds By Georgina Gonzalez T he gender pay gap in healthcare is prevailing, with women earning 24 percent less than men, according to a global analysis published July 13 led by the World Health Organization. The report attributes the gap in earnings to discrimination against women, although women make up the large majority of the healthcare workforce. Accounting for differences in age, experience and education level don't account for the entire gap. It also finds that the healthcare sector has lower rates of compensation compared to other industries, despite the crucial role played by such workers. The report also found that there are large differences in the gender gap across nations, suggesting that it is possible to close the gap through policy and structural changes, "Women comprise the majority of workers in the health and care sector, yet in far too many countries systemic biases are resulting in pernicious pay penalties against them," said Jim Campbell, WHO director of health workforce in the report. "The evidence and analysis in this ground-breaking report must inform governments, employers and workers to take effective action." n Voice pitch can affect credibility depending on gender, study finds By Alexis Kayser L ow-pitched voices make male leaders sound more trustworthy, but that is not the case for female leaders, according to a study from Lawrence-based University of Kansas. The study, published in the journal Academy of Management on July 6, asked 200 respondents to choose the most trustworthy-sounding CEO from three altered pitch samples: low, original and high. Participants tended to pick the low voice for male CEOs, but differing pitches had little effect for female CEOs, according to an Aug. 25 article on the university's website. Researchers attribute this to differing expectations for men and women. Low voices symbolize dominance, which is generally seen as a positive leadership quality in males. However, women are expected to be communal leaders, and dominance is not a trait their followers typically seek, according to the article. n

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