Abstract
Purpose: We analyzed the data from 79 female physicians about work-life balance in this survey, and discussed about future issues in employment support of female surgeons.
Methods: We asked 79 female physicians about work-life balance in the Tokyo Metropolitan Ohtsuka Hospital using original questionnaires.
Results: The response rate was 73.4%. The proportion of married female physician was 65.5%, of whom 43.1% had children. Of the 66.7% of part-time female physicians engaged in childcare, 41.7% were part-time physicians. The proportion of those who replied that there was gender inequality between female and male physicians was higher in the married females, compared with the unmarried females. Female physicians in childcare (58.3%) replied that they could not work on an equal footing with married men (husbands). Although 91.7% of female physicians in childcare replied that they had obtained cooperation and support of childcare from their husbands, 41.7% replied that it was dissatisfactory. The 84.0% of female physicians in childcare replied that the requirements for female physicians in childcare were of their individual motivation and willingness, while 68.0% of them replied that “the improvement of childcare facilities” and “the cooperation and support from husbands” were necessary.
Conclusions: Although individual motivation and willingness are essential for career development of female surgeons in childcare, improving awareness of Japanese with a focus on males is the most important for work-life-balance of female physicians.
