Promoting Gender Equality in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Leadership

The medical laboratory should promote gender equality and women's empowerment on a continual basis to ensure laboratory personnel are treated with respect and equality at all times. Laboratory management should continue to work with human resource management personnel to implement reasonable policies, processes, and practices to address potential gender equality issues. The mechanism of addressing gender equality in the medical laboratory remains relatively unexplored; however, International Standard ISO 53800:2024 offers a practical framework for laboratory management to implement. In sum, effective equitable leadership will result in improved decision-making and ultimately boosting their profitability for relevant interested parties.