Solutions for Retention of Female Cardiologists: From the Survey of Gender Differences in the Work and Life of Cardiologists

Background: To prevent a future shortage of cardiologists, it is important for female cardiologists to continue working. Gender differences in the professional and private lives of cardiologists, as well as the barriers to work for female cardiologists, were surveyed. Methods and Results: In August...

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Veröffentlicht in:Circulation Journal 2009, Vol.73(11), pp.2076-2083
Hauptverfasser: Tsukada, Yayoi Tetsuou, Tokita, Miwa, Kato, Kazuyo, Kato, Yuko, Miyauchi, Mizuho, Ono, Isuzu, Tanabe, Hiroko, Yokoshima, Tomoko, Fukumoto, Hiroko, Miyatake, Yoshiko, Mizuno, Kyoichi
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Zusammenfassung:Background: To prevent a future shortage of cardiologists, it is important for female cardiologists to continue working. Gender differences in the professional and private lives of cardiologists, as well as the barriers to work for female cardiologists, were surveyed. Methods and Results: In August 2007, a questionnaire was mailed to all 195 faculty members/fellows and 155 alumni of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Nippon Medical School. More female cardiologists were dissatisfied with their job than male cardiologists (34% vs 17%, P
ISSN:1346-9843
1347-4820
DOI:10.1253/circj.CJ-09-0206