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Focus on Disparities

Women’s Participation in Leadership Roles in a Single Canadian Paramedic Service

Justin Mausza Operations, Peel Regional Paramedic Services, Brampton, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sarah Salvisa Operations, Peel Regional Paramedic Services, Brampton, Ontario, Canada;b The University of Oxford, Oxford, United KingdomView further author information
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Dominique Arseneau-Bruneaua Operations, Peel Regional Paramedic Services, Brampton, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Elizabeth A. Donnellyc School of Social Work, The University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9942-3203View further author information
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Pages 1083-1087 | Received 08 Mar 2023, Accepted 25 Jun 2023, Published online: 14 Jul 2023

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