- VernacularTitle:女性医師のライフイベントを考慮したキャリア支援 : 岡山大学アンケート調査
- Author:
Hitomi Kataoka
;
Akiho Seki
;
Tomoko Kawabata
;
Sanae Teshigawara
;
Toshihide Iwase
;
Mikako Obika
;
Hirotaka Onishi
- Keywords: female physicians; life events; career support; returning to work
- From:Medical Education 2016;47(2):111-123
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
Introduction: In Japan, the number of female physicians is increasing rapidly. The importance of education focused on career development and the work-life balance is increasingly being recognized.
Methods: In February 2008, we sent a questionnaire regarding the working status and life events to 1,374 female physicians who graduated from Okayama University Medical School or who were working at university-affiliated hospitals and facilities at the time of the investigation.
Results: Of the 376 respondents (26.8% response rate), we analyzed 360 respondents whose specialty is clinical medicine. Among them, 75.9% (n=269) of female physicians have partners, 70.2% (n=233) have children, and most of the female physicians experience these life events from age of 25-29 years. Although 82.1% (n=216) regarded the timing of their marriage as appropriate, 65.2% (n=144) regarded it as appropriate about having first child. Of the 174 respondents who returned to clinical work, 32.2% (n=56) returned to the same position as a full-time worker, and 27.6% (n=48) changed their position from full-time to part-time. Important factors to return to work easily, 〈understanding from their supervisors〉, 〈support from their family〉, and an appropriate amount of work were the top three reasons.
Discussion: It is important to educate medical students about career development based on the life stage and work-life balance for gender equality in medicine.