Gender balance and increasing feminisation

The pharmacy workforce has a high proportion of female entrants, which continues to rise, leading to impacts on participation rates. Research shows that on average, women work fewer hours and are more likely to want career breaks and work flexibility than their male counterparts. Such flexibility reduces the proportion of women pharmacists occupying management and ownership positions,

Proposed workforce impact

• More pharmacists are required to produce the same level of output, supplementing part-time roles.

Sources or references

• http://www.pharmacyregulation.org/pharmacy-workforce-continues-become-more-diverse
• http://www.cfwi.org.uk/documents/workforce-risks-and-opportunities-pharmacy

Additional research questions

• Is this actually having a significant impact on the supply of pharmacists?

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