Tang Stella S, Bostwick Jolene R, Wells Trisha, Kraft Shawna
University of Michigan, College of Pharmacy, 428 Church St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States.
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Michigan, College of Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacist, Psychiatry, University of Michigan Health System, Room 2568B CC Little, 428 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1065, United States.
Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2018 Sep;10(9):1168-1170. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2018.06.005. Epub 2018 Aug 27.
The proportion of women pharmacists has been rapidly increasing for many years, from 43.3% of licensed pharmacists in 2000 to 52.7% in 2014. Yet women may be less likely to consider certain positions in pharmacy due to concerns of balancing work and motherhood responsibilities. The terms "motherhood penalty" and "baby penalty" have been used to describe the consequences of child-bearing responsibilities on the careers of women, including academic pharmacy. Many workplaces have established interventions to address the motherhood and baby penalties, including policies such as extended child-bearing leave and better childcare options.
However, there is still much understanding and improvement needed from the pharmacy academy administration to elicit a true change in culture. How can we create this culture shift? This article emphasizes a call to action to address this need for change.
多年来，女性药剂师的比例一直在迅速上升，从2000年占持牌药剂师的43.3%升至2014年的52.7%。然而，由于担心难以平衡工作和母亲的责任，女性可能不太愿意考虑从事某些药剂师岗位。“母亲惩罚”和“生育惩罚”这两个术语被用来描述生育责任对女性职业发展的影响，包括在药学学术界。许多工作场所已经制定了干预措施来应对母亲惩罚和生育惩罚，包括延长产假和提供更好的育儿选择等政策。
然而，药学院管理层仍需要在理解和改进方面做出很大努力，以实现真正的文化变革。我们如何才能实现这种文化转变？本文强调呼吁采取行动来满足这种变革需求。
