Steklacova Anna, Bradac Ondrej, de Lacy Patricia, Benes Vladimir
Department of Neurosurgery and Neurooncology, Military University Hospital and First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
Department of Neurosurgery and Neurooncology, Military University Hospital and First Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
World Neurosurg. 2017 Aug;104:48-60. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.04.094. Epub 2017 Apr 26.
The proportion of women among neurosurgeons appears to be growing worldwide with time. Official data concerning the current situation across Europe have not yet been published. Thus, there are still concerns about gender inequality. The European Women in Neurosurgery Project 2016 was designed to recognize the current situation across Europe.
The office holders of the national neurosurgical societies of 39 countries forming the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies were contacted to provide data stating the proportion of women in neurosurgery. Obtained data were supplied with the results of an online survey.
The response rate of national office holders was 90%. The number of reported neurosurgeons was 12,985, and overall proportion of women represented was 12%. Two hundred thirty-seven responses to online questionnaire were taken into account. The overall proportion of female respondents was 30%. There was no intergender variability in responses regarding amount of working time per week, exposure to surgeries, or administrative work. Male respondents reported dedicating significantly more time to scientific work and feeling more confident dictating own career direction. Female respondents reported being less often married, having fewer children, a stronger perception of gender significance level, and a higher appreciation of personal qualities.
Neurosurgery is a challenging field of medicine. The results of our survey did not imply an overall feeling of gender inequality among European respondents, although women believe that the gender issue to be more important than men do and that they have to sacrifice more of their personal lives.
随着时间推移，全球范围内神经外科医生中女性的比例似乎在不断上升。有关欧洲当前情况的官方数据尚未公布。因此，性别不平等问题仍然令人担忧。2016年欧洲神经外科女性项目旨在了解欧洲的现状。
联系了构成欧洲神经外科学会协会的39个国家的国家神经外科学会的负责人，要求他们提供神经外科领域女性比例的数据。获得的数据还补充了在线调查的结果。
国家负责人的回复率为90%。报告的神经外科医生人数为12985人，女性的总体比例为12%。共考虑了237份在线问卷的回复。女性受访者的总体比例为30%。在每周工作时间、手术接触量或行政工作方面的回复中，没有性别差异。男性受访者报告投入到科研工作的时间明显更多，并且在决定自己的职业方向时更有信心。女性受访者报告结婚的较少，孩子较少，对性别重要性水平的认知更强，对个人品质的评价更高。
神经外科是一个具有挑战性的医学领域。我们的调查结果并未表明欧洲受访者总体上有性别不平等的感觉，尽管女性认为性别问题比男性更重要，并且她们不得不牺牲更多的个人生活。
