Bezak Eva, Suchowerska Roksolana, Claridge Mackonis Elizabeth, Pillen Heath, Ralston Anna, Haworth Annette, Suchowerska Natalka
Cancer Research Institute, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia.
School of Physical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Australas Phys Eng Sci Med. 2019 Mar;42(1):33-41. doi: 10.1007/s13246-018-0706-z. Epub 2018 Nov 2.
A survey was designed to determine aspirations, motivations and workplace experiences of both female and male members of the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine (ACPSEM). The survey collected both quantitate and qualitative data, including open ended questions. This paper reports the survey's qualitative results. The research was approved by Ethics at University of South Australia and endorsed by ACPSEM. All 205 women (30% of total membership) and 440 men were invited to complete the survey online. The data for the qualitative analysis were responses to open-ended questions within the survey. 102 women and 150 men completed surveys were received, with 66 surveys analysed, before data saturation was reached. The survey revealed a number of themes that reflect concerns and opportunities identifying the direction for improving work-life balance and gender equity within the medical physics profession in Australasia. Issues around managing challenging workloads and professional development were amplified for women with children and child-rearing responsibilities, directly contributing to a reduction in work capacity and a reorientation of work-life priorities. The survey provides direction for strategies to improve work-life balance and enable equitable engagement in the profession. The first is to identify and develop role models that actively model successful work-life balance and flexibility in gender roles and in professional conduct. The second is to improve the management skills of current and emerging administrators, advocating for improved work conditions for medical physics professionals at an organisation level. Finally, efforts need to be made to establish flexible professional development and career progression opportunities amongst those that are unable to commit to large workloads, which is common for those with child-rearing responsibilities. The realisation of these strategic goals will reduce the identified barriers to full female participation in the workforce, and shift gender-based subcultures within the workplace.
一项调查旨在确定澳大利亚医学物理科学家与工程师学院（ACPSEM）男女成员的抱负、动机和工作场所经历。该调查收集了定量和定性数据，包括开放式问题。本文报告了该调查的定性结果。该研究得到了南澳大利亚大学伦理委员会的批准，并得到了 ACPSEM 的认可。所有 205 名女性（占总会员数的 30%）和 440 名男性被邀请在线完成调查。定性分析的数据是对调查中开放式问题的回答。在达到数据饱和之前，共收到 102 名女性和 150 名男性完成的调查问卷，并对其中 66 份进行了分析。调查揭示了一些主题，这些主题反映了相关担忧和机遇，为改善澳大利亚医学物理行业的工作与生活平衡及性别平等指明了方向。对于有子女抚养责任的女性来说，管理具有挑战性的工作量和职业发展方面的问题更为突出，这直接导致了工作能力的下降以及工作与生活优先级的重新调整。该调查为改善工作与生活平衡以及使人们能够公平地从事该职业的策略提供了方向。首先是识别并培养榜样，这些榜样要能积极展现成功的工作与生活平衡以及在性别角色和职业行为方面的灵活性。其次是提高现任和未来管理人员的管理技能，在组织层面倡导改善医学物理专业人员的工作条件。最后，需要努力为那些无法承担大量工作量的人（对于有子女抚养责任的人来说这很常见）建立灵活的职业发展和职业晋升机会。实现这些战略目标将减少已确定的阻碍女性充分参与劳动力市场的障碍，并改变工作场所中基于性别的亚文化。
