Social factors as career obstacles for female oral and maxillofacial surgeons in three Middle Eastern countries
Despite the feminization of dentistry in many areas of the world, female representation in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) is poor. The purpose of this study was to identify factors perceived by female oral and maxillofacial surgeons in Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia as being obs...
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| description | Despite the feminization of dentistry in many areas of the world, female representation in the field of oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) is poor. The purpose of this study was to identify factors perceived by female oral and maxillofacial surgeons in Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia as being obstacles to their career progression and to compare them to factors identified by their male colleagues. This was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study. A Google Forms questionnaire was designed to collect data on socio-demographics and perceived career obstacles in OMFS. This was distributed to oral and maxillofacial surgeons in Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. Statistically significant differences between the genders were evident in terms of marital status (P=0.001), spouse’s education (P=0.005), and spouse’s occupation (P |
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