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This structural inequity has direct consequences for workforce sustainability and patient outcomes. Australia's new gender equality target\u2010setting requirements, which create binding obligations for large employers, including major healthcare services, offer a timely mechanism to address this structural inequity. In this article, we explain why gender equality targets matter for healthcare, outline who must comply and what is required and describe how health services and training settings can embed targets within governance, clinical accountability and workforce systems. 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