Yesterday I had a meeting with Gail Thomas, President of the Palm Drive Health Care Foundation about the stag list of doctors listed on the last page of the 21-page proposal on pdhcf.org.
There are first names omitted from some of the docs, and I hoped that some of them would be women. Nope, not even the one labeled ‘Women’s Health Institute.’
Gail was unaware of the discrepancy, (sadly, she hasn’t much of a feminist consciousness concerning the all male list, which is not complete), and since she’s worked with men and been the only woman on different boards including in Washington D.C., she didn’t seem perturbed, altho she was surprised.
I told her repeatedly that the list was unacceptable, especially the Women’s Health Institute. I said that the proposal calls for a “Palm Drive Hospital as a 21st century medical center,” and that since this is the 21st century, women don’t want to open their legs to a male doctor anymore.
She said she would pass it on to the others. I told her they should be embarrassed for this oversight and for that reason I did not want to wait until they came and spoke to us at the next Burbank Heights meeting where I live.
My feeling is any business that lacks women in power, (and not just a token woman), is a business that is not run as well as it should be.
I hope some of you will read that last page of the proposal and email them telling them how you feel about a lack of women M.D.s
Sandy2y