2021 Volume 35 Issue 5 Pages 442-450
Our society established a working group to construct a framework for supporting society members who wished to continue learning pediatric allergology. In this study, we requested the society members to complete a survey questionnaire to understand the current state of our efforts. Responses to the questionnaire were obtained from a total of 668 members (353 men and 315 women), of whom 340 (54.8%) (56.6 % men and 52.5% women) were certified allergists. Full-time physicians accounted for 93.5% of the men and 77.3% of the women. A total of 11.0% of the men and 75.6% of the women experienced a break in their career. Among both men and women, training in their specialized fields was the most common answer to the question about the most important factor for successful career development. A total of 85.6% of the men and 92.1% of the women believed that the society needed to promote the diversity further. Although some commented that the society should take actions to support career continuation during child-rearing and reinstatement after the career break, others argued against the stereotypical view of "career support = support for women. " The society states that career support espoused by the society is for all members regardless of their gender and is determined to provide its members with continued support in accordance with the diverse perspectives and values of its members.
