It’s a stereotype that has circulated for decades: When you think of a female-dominated industry, your mind jumps to healthcare. Compliance Week’s “Inside the Mind of the CCO” survey seems to corroborate that stereotype; but upon closer inspection, the findings are more complex than they appear.
Eighty percent of surveyed compliance professionals in healthcare identified as women—which is perhaps unsurprising. What is more striking was the preponderance of females holding down senior-level compliance roles: Of the 13 CCOs or CECOs in healthcare organizations surveyed, 76 percent were women.
