The Carol Emmott Foundation

The Carol Emmott Foundation is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to achieving gender inclusive equity in healthcare leadership and governance. Equitable and diverse representation in top leadership positions leads to better performance with higher employee satisfaction and better overall health outcomes. And yet, although women make up the vast majority of the health workforce, the numbers dwindle to single digits in the highest ranks. We are taking real steps to realize more equitable leadership of health organizations at both the individual and the system level. The Foundation is made up of two side-by-side initiatives: the Carol Emmott Fellowship and The Equity Collaborative. The Fellowship and Collaborative work synergistically to pave a path for highly accomplished women leaders in health along with the nations health institutions to make significant progress toward realizing gender equity in the health profession. While the Fellowship develops the individual lead...