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- Title
Analysis of gender-based differences among surgeons in Japan: results of a survey conducted by the Japan Surgical Society. Part 1: Working style.
- Authors
Kawase, Kazumi; Nomura, Kyoko; Tominaga, Ryuji; Iwase, Hirotaka; Ogawa, Tomoko; Shibasaki, Ikuko; Shimada, Mitsuo; Taguchi, Tomoaki; Takeshita, Emiko; Tomizawa, Yasuko; Nomura, Sachiyo; Hanazaki, Kazuhiro; Hanashi, Tomoko; Yamashita, Hiroko; Kokudo, Norihiro; Maeda, Kotaro
- Abstract
Purpose: To assess the working styles of men and women working as surgeons in Japan. Methods: In July, 2014, the Japan Surgical Society invited all their members ( n = 29,861), through an internet campaign, to participate in a nationwide survey of surgeons. The items investigated in this descriptive study included demographic information and working styles, based on a questionnaire. Results: In total, 6211 surgeons participated (response rate 20.8%, 5586 men and 625 women). The largest age stratum was 40-49 years for men and 30-39 years for women. Overall, respondents identified their labor contract, including salary and work hours, as the highest priority for improvement. Women with children were more likely to be part-time employees, work fewer hours, and take fewer house calls/on-calls than their male counterparts. Moreover, women of all ages earned a lower annual income than men, irrespective of whether they had children. Perception scores for discrimination related to work and promotion were significantly higher among women than men ( p < 0.01 and p = 0.011, respectively). Conclusions: A significant difference in working style was observed between men and women working as surgeons in Japan.
- Subjects
JAPAN; WOMEN surgeons; PHYSICIANS; RESPONSE rates; PHYSICIAN salaries; DISCRIMINATION in medical care; SEX discrimination
- Publication
Surgery Today, 2018, Vol 48, Issue 1, p33
- ISSN
0941-1291
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00595-017-1556-0