TY - JOUR
T1 - Working conditions and lifestyle of female surgeons affiliated to the Japan neurosurgical society
T2 - Findings of individual and institutional surveys
AU - The Gender Equality Committee of the Japan Neurosurgical Society
AU - Fujimaki, Takamitsu
AU - Shibui, Soichiro
AU - Kato, Yoko
AU - Matsumura, Akira
AU - Yamasaki, Mami
AU - Date, Isao
AU - Hongo, Kazuhiro
AU - Kuroda, Satoshi
AU - Matsumae, Mitsunori
AU - Nakao, Naoyuki
AU - Sakurada, Kaori
AU - Shimokawa, Shoko
AU - Kayama, Takamasa
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, Japan Neurosurgical Society. All rights reserved.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - To investigate the working conditions of female neurosurgeons in Japan, two surveys were conducted by The Japan Neurosurgical Society: one involving female neurosurgeons themselves and the other involving the chiefs of neurosurgical departments. The responses were received from 224 (43.8%) female neurosurgeons and 496 (61.2%) departmental chiefs. About half (50.2%) of the female neurosurgeons were married and 39.2% had children (average number of children, 1.2. Their work was full-time in 80.6% of cases; on average, they worked 51.9 h per week, had night duty 2.8 times per month, and had 5.7 days off per month. Many of them stated that they were satisfied with their job status, but about half of them reported difficulty in maintaining a correct work–life balance. Among the institutions surveyed, 29% had female neurosurgeons. The survey of departmental chiefs revealed that the proxies for maternity leave were not available at most institutions, and that there was only limited availability of night child care (41%) or sick child care (39%); female neurosurgeons did not appear to be well-informed of these support systems. These findings suggest that apart from systematic approaches already in place, female neurosurgeons would prefer to have more understanding from their peers and chiefs.
AB - To investigate the working conditions of female neurosurgeons in Japan, two surveys were conducted by The Japan Neurosurgical Society: one involving female neurosurgeons themselves and the other involving the chiefs of neurosurgical departments. The responses were received from 224 (43.8%) female neurosurgeons and 496 (61.2%) departmental chiefs. About half (50.2%) of the female neurosurgeons were married and 39.2% had children (average number of children, 1.2. Their work was full-time in 80.6% of cases; on average, they worked 51.9 h per week, had night duty 2.8 times per month, and had 5.7 days off per month. Many of them stated that they were satisfied with their job status, but about half of them reported difficulty in maintaining a correct work–life balance. Among the institutions surveyed, 29% had female neurosurgeons. The survey of departmental chiefs revealed that the proxies for maternity leave were not available at most institutions, and that there was only limited availability of night child care (41%) or sick child care (39%); female neurosurgeons did not appear to be well-informed of these support systems. These findings suggest that apart from systematic approaches already in place, female neurosurgeons would prefer to have more understanding from their peers and chiefs.
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U2 - 10.2176/nmc.oa.2016-0119
DO - 10.2176/nmc.oa.2016-0119
M3 - Article
C2 - 27302300
AN - SCOPUS:84995678344
SN - 0470-8105
VL - 56
SP - 704
EP - 708
JO - neurologia medico-chirurgica
JF - neurologia medico-chirurgica
IS - 11
ER -