Background Women physicians may have a multiplicity of domestic roles (eg, cook,
housekeeper, child care provider) that are of inherent interest and that may affect their …

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

Family responsibilities limit women's employment hours more than men's, but recent
research is contradictory about whether families including professional women show less …

We conducted a national survey to explore how women in academic medicine balance
career and family responsibilities. A questionnaire was mailed to all women 50 years of age …

Importance Although women are increasingly represented within medicine, gender
disparities persist in time to promotion, achievement of academic rank, and appointment to …

OBJECTIVE: To examine how having children affects the hours spent by male and female
family physicians on professional activities and on unwaged domestic work. DESIGN …

Objective: To better understand the career satisfaction and factors related to retention of
women physicians who work reduced hours and are in dual-earner couples in comparison …

Introduction/background: There is currently a high prevalence of burnout among women
physicians. This is associated with factors related to job satisfaction and work-life balance …

OBJECTIVE: To describe gender differences in job satisfaction, work life issues, and burnout
of US physicians. DESIGN/PARTICIPANTS: The Physician Work life Study, a nationally …

Objectives: Physician daughters of physician mothers may experience unique advantages in
their career development and in combining career and family. The objective of this …