Table 2.

Perceived barriers to advancement in global health, stratified by respondents who currently live in high-income versus low- and middle-income country.

	Overall N (%) who agreed/strongly agreed	High-Income Country Residents (N = 264) N (%) who agreed/strongly agreed	Low- and Middle-Income Country Residents (N = 88) N (%) who agreed/strongly agreed	Chi Square (P value)
Women face unique barriers to advancing to positions of global health leadership compared to men (N = 352)	317 (89.5)	242 (91.7)	73 (83.0)	12.3 (0.015)
I personally feel like gender bias has affected my career growth in global health (N = 352)	209 (59.0)	153 (57.9)	54 (61.3)	3.7 (0.44)
	Overall N (%) who marked as one of the most important barriers	High-Income Country Respondents N (%) who marked as one of the most important barriers	Low- and Middle-Income Country Respondents N (%) who marked as one of the most important barriers	Chi Square (P value)
Lack of mentorship (N = 336)	188 (56.0)	130 (52.2)	57 (67.1)	6.5 (0.04)
Balancing work and home (N = 320)	167 (52.2)	117 (49.2)	49 (60.5)	3.4 (0.184)
Gender bias in home country (N = 320)	161 (50.3)	119 (49.6)	42 (52.5)	0.21 (0.896)
Lack of female mentors (N = 322)	135 (41.9)	98 (40.5)	37 (46.8)	1.01 (0.60)
Lack of assertiveness/confidence (N = 315)	117 (37.1)	85 (36.5)	32 (39.5)	1.4 (0.478)
Lack of opportunities (N = 312)	109 (34.9)	69 (29.7)	40 (50.6)	11.6 (0.003)
Lack of funding for meetings and networking (N = 313)	104 (33.2)	60 (26.0)	43 (53.8)	21.9 (<0.001)
Gender bias in partner country (N = 309)	97 (31.4)	74 (32.0)	23 (29.9)	5.25 (0.072)
Inadequate pay (N = 312)	97 (31.1)	65 (28.0)	31 (39.7)	4.4 (0.111)
Safety concerns (N = 302)	72 (23.7)	37 (16.4)	35 (45.5)	27.2 (<0.001)
Travel requirements (N = 302)	68 (22.5)	40 (17.8)	27 (35.5)	10.4 (0.006)
Work Load (N = 305)	64 (21.0)	32 (14.0)	31 (40.8)	30.6 (<0.001)
Lack of training (N = 294)	53 (18.0)	28(12.7)	25 (34.3)	21.9 (<0.001)