Pallavi S K, Rajkumar G C
Department of Public Health Dentistry, V. S. Dental College and Hospital, V. V. Puram, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Department of Oral & Maxillo-facial Surgery, M. R. Ambedkar Dental College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
J Int Soc Prev Community Dent. 2011 Jan;1(1):14-9. doi: 10.4103/2231-0762.86376.
This review aims to give an inside view of professional career of a women dentist, addresses the unique demands of being a woman dentist, and highlight ways to address these issues.
The Medline database, scholarly literature, and informal literature were considered for this review.
Working hours of female dentists do not differ significantly from the working hours of their male counterparts, until they have children. The female dentists' working hours showed a distinct drop as soon as they started a family. It was also found that women dentists are more likely to take career break. It is clear that childrearing and family responsibilities have a great impact on women's working life. Significant differences between males and females in work title and specialization were evident in an academic institution. Due to the societal orientation which regards women as primarily home makers, the responsibilities for family caretaking continues to fall disproportionately on women, and this fact could explain why women abandon their careers in the advanced stages.
Efforts should be made to identify and reduce barriers to women's advancement in dentistry.
本综述旨在深入剖析女性牙医的职业生涯,探讨身为女性牙医的独特要求,并强调解决这些问题的方法。
本综述参考了Medline数据库、学术文献和非正式文献。
在生育子女之前,女性牙医的工作时长与男性同行并无显著差异。然而,一旦组建家庭,女性牙医的工作时长便会明显下降。研究还发现,女性牙医更有可能中断职业生涯。显然,养育子女和家庭责任对女性的工作生活产生了重大影响。在学术机构中,男女在工作职位和专业领域存在显著差异。由于社会普遍认为女性主要是家庭主妇,家庭照料的责任仍然过多地落在女性身上,这一事实或许可以解释为何女性在职业生涯后期会放弃工作。
应努力识别并减少阻碍女性在牙科领域发展的障碍。