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    Gender and the Balance of Parenting and Professional Life among Gynecology Subspecialists

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    Hill, Emily K.
    Stuckey, Ashley
    Fiascone, Stephen
    Raker, Christina
    Clark, Melissa A.
    Brown, Amy
    Gordinier, Mary
    Robison, Katina
    UMass Chan Affiliations
    Department of Quantitative Health Sciences
    Document Type
    Journal Article
    Publication Date
    2018-10-30
    Keywords
    Gender differences
    Gynecologic surgical subspecialties
    Parenting
    Work–life balance
    Work–life integration
    Gender and Sexuality
    Health Services Research
    Obstetrics and Gynecology
    
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    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmig.2018.10.020
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    STUDY OBJECTIVE: To compare the parenting and career patterns of female and male gynecology subspecialists. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey study (Canadian Task Force classification II-3). SETTING: Survey administered electronically in February 2015 to physician members of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, and the American Urogynecologic Society. PARTICIPANTS: All physician members of the 3 national gynecology subspecialty organizations listed above. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: There were 75 questions in 4 domains: demographics, mentoring issues, work-life balance, and caregiving responsibilities. Data were analyzed for survey sampling weights. Six hundred seventy-seven physicians completed the survey, 62% of whom were women (n=420; 20.2% response rate). Sixty-four percent were aged 36 to 55 years. Eighty-two percent of respondents had at least 1 child, and men had more children than women (42% of men had 3 or more children compared with 20% of women, p < .0001). Thirty-seven percent of women reported that career plans affected the decision to become a parent somewhat or very much compared with 23% of men (p=.0006). Eighty-three percent of women believed career affected the timing of becoming a parent somewhat or very much compared with 48% of men (p < .0001). In addition, 76% of female physicians perceived that having children decreased their academic productivity compared with 54% of male physicians (p < .0001). Most men and women believed having children had no effect or increased their clinical performance (76% and 65%, respectively), but this was significantly lower in women (p=.01). CONCLUSION: Female gynecology subspecialists perceive that their career impacted decisions on parenting more frequently than their male counterparts. They were also more likely than men to report that having children had a negative impact on academic and, to a lesser extent, clinical performance. Increased support for combining childbirth and parenting with training and academic careers is needed.
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    J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2018 Oct 30. pii: S1553-4650(18)31341-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2018.10.020. [Epub ahead of print] Link to article on publisher's site

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    10.1016/j.jmig.2018.10.020
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