Abstract
This study is a qualitative study to demonstrate the issues of work–life balance （WLB） faced by female doctors, whose numbers have been significantly increasing in recent years, and their assistance needs. For the methodology, a semi-structured interview was conducted with 18 female doctors in Japanese, and qualitative analysis based on the modified grounded theory approach was conducted on the text data obtained. Clarification of the issues and assistance needs were derived by verifying the results’ consistency with knowledge obtained from preceding research. As a result, 4 categories and 12 sub-concepts were generated from an issue analysis of the current situation regarding female doctors’ WLB, whereby 4 categories and 14 sub-concepts were generated from an analysis of female doctors’ WLB assistance needs. This analysis identified the implementation of awareness campaigns for changing the mentality of gender role division, fulfilment of child-rearing support for ill or early-elementary children, and remedying night and extended shifts as issues and assistance needs.
