%0 Journal Article %@ 1438-8871 %I JMIR Publications %V 25 %N %P e52509 %T System-Wide Change Is Essential to Value the Contributions of Women in Medicine and Science %A Jain,Shikha %A Allan,Jessica M %A Bhayani,Rakhee K %+ Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1740 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL, 60612, United States, 1 773 960 2567, sjain03@gmail.com %K women %K women physicians %K women scientists %K gender equity %K health care %K diversity %K leadership %K intersectionality %K minority tax %K gratitude tax %K glass ceiling %K glass cliff %K academia %K academic medicine %K hierarchy %K change %D 2023 %7 22.9.2023 %9 Editorial %J J Med Internet Res %G English %X The persistent and pervasive gender gap in health care is a fact backed by data, science, and evidence. This editorial aims to describe some of the challenges that continue to persist. Many of the strategies outlined can be implemented both locally and nationally to effect meaningful change and work toward closing the existing gender gap in health care. %M 37738082 %R 10.2196/52509 %U https://www.jmir.org/2023/1/e52509 %U https://doi.org/10.2196/52509 %U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37738082