BACKGROUND: Physicians must balance career and home responsibilities, yet previous
studies on work-life balance are focused primarily on work-based tasks. We examined …

BACKGROUND: The US physician workforce includes an increasing number of women, with
pediatrics having the highest percentage. In recent research on physicians, it is indicated …

Limited data exist on differences in time spent on household activities and child care
between male and female physicians, which may influence sex differences in hours worked …

Background: Female physician-researchers do not achieve career success at the same rate
as men. Differences in nonprofessional responsibilities may partially explain this gap …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Leaders in academic medicine are often selected from the
ranks of physician-researchers, whose demanding careers involve multiple professional …

METHODS: We analyzed 2013 survey data of pediatricians who graduated residency
between 2002 and 2004. Dependent variables included:(1) balance between personal and …

BACKGROUND: Female leadership in medicine is still disproportionately small, which might
be due to the barriers of combining work and family. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study …

Background. Pediatrics has consistently attracted a large number of women. Although the
majority of practicing pediatricians are male, female pediatricians will soon constitute the …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate gender and generational differences both in the prevalence of role
conflict and in resulting career changes among married physicians with children. STUDY …

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Declining interest in the field of surgery is attributed to lifestyle
issues, more women per class, high debt, and long residency. To maintain surgery as a …