Gender disparities in scholarly productivity of US academic surgeons

Mueller, Claudia; Gaudilliere, Dyani; Kin, Cindy; Menorca, Roseanne; Girod, Sabine

doi:10.1016/j.jss.2016.03.060

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“…Other reasons discussed by West et al point to unsuccessful female negotiating for more prestigious authorship positions as well as a lower level of significant female contribution to articles than previously. Potential reasons for the lower productivity of female scholars include the findings that women's publication rates start to increase later in their career and that senior scientists—primarily male—usually have higher productivity than early career researchers . Due to these structural reasons, women are also underrepresented at prestigious authorships in articles with many authors (Fig.…”

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“…At that time, only 21% of full professors and only 16% of medical school deans in the United States were women . This finding clearly demonstrates the underrepresentation of women in leadership roles in academic medicine, despite the remarkable increase in women entering the field of medicine in recent decades …”

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“…Despite good intentions and efforts made to promote women's career trajectories, gender disparities regarding the advancement of women in academia—specifically medicine—prevail . Recent research has found that in the field of medicine in 2014, about 50% of all students graduating from U.S. medical schools were women.…”

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“…To maintain a certain number of publications may also be a challenge for female physicians with parental duties. Even in Stanford University Medical Center, female faculty produce fewer publications than their male counterparts, and women leave academia at a higher rate because of family and other obligations (Mueller et al 2016). …”

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Exploring Attractiveness of the Basic Sciences for Female Physicians

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In Japan, traditional gender roles of women, especially the role of motherhood, may cause early career resignations in female physicians and a shortage of female researchers. Besides this gender issue, a general physician shortage is affecting basic science fields. Our previous study suggested that female physicians could be good candidates for the basic sciences because such work offers good work-life balance. However, the attractiveness for female physicians of working in the basic sciences, including work-life balance, is not known. In a 2012 nationwide cross-sectional questionnaire survey, female physicians holding tenured positions in the basic sciences at Japan's medical schools were asked an openended question about positive aspects of basic sciences that clinical medicine lacks, and we analyzed 58 respondents' comments. Qualitative analysis using the Kawakita Jiro method revealed four positive aspects: research attractiveness, priority on research productivity, a healthy work-life balance, and exemption from clinical duties. The most consistent positive aspect was research attractiveness, which was heightened by medical knowledge and clinical experience. The other aspects were double-edged swords; for example, while the priority on research productivity resulted in less gender segregation, it sometimes created tough competition, and while exemption from clinical duties contributed to a healthy work-life balance, it sometimes lowered motivation as a physician and provided unstable income. Overall, if female physicians lack an intrinsic interest in research and seek good work-life balance, they may drop out of research fields. Respecting and cultivating students' research interest is critical to alleviating the physician shortage in the basic sciences.

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“…A recent online survey of nearly 200 otolaryngologists found a 7% difference in pay but did not account for other factors in great detail . In addition, studies have demonstrated a persistent gender gap in regard to professorship status, funding opportunities, and scholarly productivity of male and female physicians …”

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