ABSTRACT
The health sector worldwide is male-dominant, and there is a lack of female doctor representation in different specialized fields. Women’s participation in the health sector is not often recognized. There is a common perception that female doctors are incapable of managing patients with critical conditions. Gender disparities exist in this sector in terms of leadership roles and decision-making scope. Female doctors often do not get the platform to practice due to social boundaries. Thus, the health sector is affected by quality patient care and sustainability. This chapter proposes the empowerment of female doctors to manage patients with psychological comfort and within religious boundaries in the context of Bangladesh. Besides, empowered female doctors can manage patients in an emergency basis. They can also manage vulnerable communities like special care patients and transgenders. Higher participation of female doctors will reduce gender disparity and eradicate the social misconception of women’s credibility in health management. Quality of patient care can be improved by ensuring equitable pay, promotion, psychological support, safety, and security at work, offering training and learning opportunities, equal participation in decision-making and leadership roles, increasing flexibility, and reducing unsocial working hours for female doctors. This chapter discusses female doctors’ empowerment for the sustainable health management system and explains it from Islamic spirituality.
