DUBLIN, Ohio, May 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pharmacy
Workforce Center recently issued its 2014 National Pharmacist
Workforce Survey, which confirmed that pharmacy has shifted toward
a female-dominated profession. With more women than men serving as
active pharmacists and managers, there is an incredible opportunity
for women to start purchasing pharmacies from retiring pharmacists
in the next decade.
In a new blog post on Cardinal Health's online thought
leadership site, Essential Insights, Eden Sulzer, director of the
Women in Pharmacy Initiative at Cardinal Health, shares her
thoughts about this research, and its implications for female
pharmacy ownership.
"I was very encouraged to see that we're now finally seeing
parity when it comes to men and women in pharmacy management
roles," says Sulzer. "However, the gender gap persists between men
and women in ownership – that's where Cardinal Health's Women in
Pharmacy program comes in. It's our goal to close this gap."
Sulzer shares there are several key issues that are contributing
to the overall trend of fewer women seizing pharmacy ownership,
including:
- Access to capital -- It takes money to start a
business.
- Concerns around work life balance -- Many women
pharmacists assume other career tracks in pharmacy will lead to
more work life balance.
- Perceived lack of business acumen and lack of
confidence -- Very few pharmacy schools provide
specialized business training.
- Lack of awareness -- Independent pharmacies tend to
be concentrated in rural or urban areas; there are limited
education tracks focused on community pharmacy ownership.
To learn more about Sulzer's insights on closing the gender gap
in pharmacy ownership, read her full blog post at Essential
Insights.
About Cardinal Health
Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio,
Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH) is a $91
billion healthcare services company that improves the
cost-effectiveness of health care. As the business behind health
care, Cardinal Health helps pharmacies, hospitals, ambulatory
surgery centers and physician offices focus on patient care
while reducing costs, enhancing efficiency and improving
quality. Cardinal Health is an essential link in the health care
supply chain, providing pharmaceuticals and medical products to
more than 100,000 locations each day. The company is also a leading
manufacturer of medical and surgical products, including gloves,
surgical apparel and fluid management products. In addition, the
company operates the nation's largest network of radiopharmacies,
which dispense products to aid in the early diagnosis and treatment
of disease. Ranked #22 on the Fortune 500, Cardinal Health employs
more than 34,000 people worldwide. More information about the
company may be found at cardinalhealth.com and @CardinalHealth on
Twitter.
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