The perception and experience of gender-based discrimination related to professional advancement among Japanese physicians

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 232, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 35-42

  Yasukawa, Kosuke ^a   Nomura, Kyoko ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Female physicians; Gender discrimination; Gender based career obstacle; Professional advancement; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIANS; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SEXISM; SEXUAL HARASSMENT;

EID: 84893623685     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.232.35     Document Type: Article

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