Journal of Human Resource Sustainability and Organizational Studies(JHRSOS)

Department of Family Medicine Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

Publications

• Research Article   
  The Aspiration-Capability Gap: A Mixed-Methods Study of Structural Barriers to Leadership Among Canadian Female Family Physicians
  Author(s): Oluwasayo Olatunde*
  
  Despite a female supermajority in Canadian primary care (80%), a demographic paradox persists where women remain severely underrepresented in health authority executive roles. This study investigates the systemic barriers and institutional friction points suppressing the leadership aspirations of female family physicians. Utilizing a pragmatic, sequential explanatory mixed-methods architecture, this study evaluated department-wide survey metrics (N = 28) via descriptive statistics and Fisher’s Exact Test, alongside deep-dive qualitative interview transcripts (n = 6) via inductive thematic analysis within a major regional Canadian hospital authority. Quantitative baselines expose a stark leadership deficit; 60.7% of respondents have never held an administrative position. A distinct mid-career bottleneck (11–15 years of practice) exists where rigid institutional governance s.. Read More»
  

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