Report of Symposium “To prevent the quitting a job of the female physicians : from a viewpoint of labor circumstances maintenance and the career formation”
10.14442/generalist.38.2.154
- VernacularTitle:シンポジウム開催報告「女性医師の離職を防ぐために─労働環境整備とキャリア形成の視点から─」
- Author:
Akiko Murata
;
Maki Nishimura
- Collective Name:男女共同参画委員会The committee for gender equality of Japan Primary Care Association
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
gender equality;
female physicians;
labor environment maintenance;
career;
academic society
- From:An Official Journal of the Japan Primary Care Association
2015;38(2):154-156
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
Female physicians in Japan face many difficulties in maintaining their careers.. According to a report, nearly 70% of female physicians prematurely cease to work, with the main contributing factors to this labor shortage being childbirth and child-rearing. In light of this, we sponsored a symposium to consider strategies to help maintain female physicians in the workforce. Four panelists discussed the essential points to consider when introducing preventive measures against female physicians leaving their jobs, what those in and around the workplace could do, and the nature of support required from administration and academic societies. It was felt that academic societies and administrations must implement and support work systems which allow for various ways of working in the medical field. Academic society committees will play an important role in assessing the needs of female physicians in order to promote the establishment and support of such work systems.
-Report of a symposium held as part of the 4th Academy meeting of the Japan Primary Care Association, 18th May, 2013 at Sendai International Center.
