Impact of gender-based career obstacles on the working status of women physicians in Japan

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1612-1616

  Nomura, Kyoko ^a   Gohchi, Kengo ^b  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Sharicho National Health Insurance Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Full part time workers; Gender based career obstacles; Japan; Women physicians; Working status

Indexed keywords

CROSS SECTION; GENDER RELATIONS; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER PLANNING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; JAPAN; JOB EXPERIENCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORK CAPACITY; WORKING TIME; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CAREER MOBILITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; SEXISM;

JAPAN;

EID: 84865661214     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.07.014     Document Type: Article

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