1. In the current healthcare crisis, more women are needed because:

• a. They are cheaper to hire.
• b. They get along better with their fellow workers than men do.
• c. They are easily replaced when they leave the workforce to have children.
• d. They have a unique perspective on the healthcare of both women and children.

2. The shortage of women leaders is most evident in the neglect of:

• a. Mental health and rehabilitation.
• b. Physical and occupational therapy.
• c. Child health, eldercare, family violence, and breast cancer.
• d. Communicable disease.

3. Which one of the following best explains why we need more women as leaders in healthcare?

• a. They are better educated than their male counterparts.
• b. They will be less costly to the healthcare system.
• c. They uniquely understand day-to-day problems as both providers and consumers of healthcare.
• d. They are naturally more receptive to change.

4. Increasing the number of women physicians has caused a proportionate increase in the number of women leaders in academic medicine.

• a. True
• b. False

5. Even though women are the largest group of healthcare recipients, health policy is shaped primarily by:

• a. The U.S. Congress.
• b. The executive branch of the federal government.
• c. The National Institutes of Health.
• d. Male administrators and the insurance/pharmaceutical industries.

6. Leadership is different from management in that:

• a. Leaders do not always have management skills.
• b. Managers do not always have leadership skills.
• c. Leadership is a matter of personal characteristics; management is a process.
• d. You can't learn management, but leadership can be learned.

7. A democratic/participative style of leadership is characterized by:

• a. Collaborative behaviors.
• b. Willingness to put decisions to a vote.
• c. Reaching consensus in every situation.
• d. Always sticking to the rules everyone has agreed upon.

8. Transformational leaders are:

• a. Best in crisis situations.
• b. Future-oriented rather than present-oriented.
• c. Clever at using followers to achieve their own aspirations.
• d. So charismatic that they have no need to mentor their followers.

9. The most effective style of leadership in today's complex world is:

• a. Laissez-faire leadership.
• b. Authoritarian leadership.
• c. Autocratic leadership.
• d. Transformational leadership.

10. As of 2007, 20 percent of all persons serving in the U.S. Congress are women from the healthcare professions.

• a. True
• b. False

11. FACES for the Future is dedicated to moving minority students into the health professions because:

• a. Minority students generally avoid the health professions.
• b. There is a need for more translators, particularly in the emergency departments.
• c. Minority students will be contented with lower salaries.
• d. It is important to increase diversity of race and ethnicity in the health professions.

12. Which one of the following individuals would be considered an informal leader?

• a. Dr. Margaret Chan, Director General of WHO
• b. Dr. Julie Gerberding, Director of the CDC
• c. Theresa Meyers, RN, collaborated to change policy re family presence during CPR
• d. Dr. Elvira Craig de Silva, President of the National Association of Social Workers

13. Women's path to the top in healthcare is more of a spiral because:

• a. They often find it dizzying to move to the top.
• b. It is not their nature to move directly toward a goal.
• c. Family obligations, including childbearing, often interrupt their progress.
• d. Their path is more directly related to the shape of their DNA.

14. In two-profession families, primary responsibility for the home generally resides in the one making the most money.

• a. True
• b. False

15. Women interviewing for leadership positions in healthcare are often questioned differently from men, particularly about "family responsibilities."

• a. True
• b. False

16. Female physicians, particularly women of color, generally earn less than their white male counterparts, regardless of specialty.

• a. True
• b. False

17. Gender-based stereotyping is done by both men and women.

• a. True
• b. False

18. Women participate less in class discussions than men because they tend to censor themselves before speaking up.

• a. True
• b. False

19. In setting priorities, women need to:

• a. Decide what they are willing to give up.
• b. Use a well-established system.
• c. Consult with friends and co-workers.
• d. Always put family first.

20. A support system for a woman in healthcare could include:

• a. Leadership in the PTA.
• b. A house cleaner.
• c. Being deaconess at her church.
• d. Working for a local candidate for office.

21. Taking risks is never wise for a woman who aspires to leadership in her profession. It's better to be safe than sorry.

• a. True
• b. False