At Time’s Up Healthcare, a new leader seeks inclusiveness to boost ‘a mission and a movement’
"Health equity is a big buzzword right now. It’s really hashtag-able. People like to drop it in grants or namedrop it. For me, it’s more than a word, it’s a…
Time’s Up Healthcare — an affiliate of the national organization dedicated to curbing discrimination, harassment, and inequity in the workplace — named a new executive director Monday to steer the group’s efforts to tackle those issues in the health care industry.
One of her main messages: Tackling inequity isn’t just important for health care workers — it’s crucial for patients, too.
“This is really an opportunity to change the face of society for the next generation. Doing that [will] impact not only the women who work tirelessly in health care, but also the patients who depend on them,” said the incoming executive director, Lauren Powell, who currently serves as the director
