Gender role stereotype and poor working condition pose obstacles for female doctors to stay in full-time employment: Alumnae survey from two private medical schools in Japan

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 229, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 233-237

  Izumi, Miki ^a   Nomura, Kyoko ^b   Higaki, Yuko ^c   Akaishi, Yu ^a   Seki, Masayasu ^a,d   Kobayashi, Shizuko ^a   Komoda, Takayuki ^a   Otaki, Junji ^a,e  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Continuous employment; Female doctor; Full time employment; Gender role stereotype; Workinconditions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; FULLTIME EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; JAPAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX ROLE; STEREOTYPY; WORK CAPACITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER MOBILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETURN TO WORK; SEXISM; STEREOTYPING; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84876330461     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.229.233     Document Type: Article

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