Tomizawa Yasuko
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University.
Tohoku J Exp Med. 2019 Jul;248(3):151-158. doi: 10.1620/tjem.248.151.
Japan is still a patriarchal society. There is an increasing number of female doctors who wish to follow a career path in surgery. This new generation of female surgeons need support not only in their career but also in work-life balance, especially after they have a family. We founded the Japan Association of Women Surgeons (JAWS) with the aims to advance females in surgery by providing networking and to develop leadership, mentorship, education, expertise and advocacy. This article describes our philosophy and activities, and our concept of role modeling. To find a single perfect role model is impossible in Japan, because lifestyle and family situations are quite different among individuals. Many young doctors in Japan find difficulties in identifying role models appropriate to their own situations. Our concept of remote role modeling is to identify multiple outstanding persons with excellent roles that one wishes to emulate; classify them by field of work, lifestyle, family situations, and others; then select the parts that one needs and assemble them to customize one's own ideal role model. This type of role modeling is probably the most practical approach. While modern technology is good for communication, meeting role models in person at meetings and social occasions is important in building an ideal role model.
日本仍然是一个男权社会。希望从事外科职业道路的女医生数量在不断增加。新一代女外科医生不仅在职业上需要支持，在工作与生活的平衡方面也需要支持，尤其是在她们组建家庭之后。我们成立了日本女外科医生协会（JAWS），旨在通过提供社交网络来推动女性在外科领域的发展，并培养领导力、导师指导、教育、专业技能以及宣传推广。本文描述了我们的理念和活动，以及我们的榜样塑造概念。在日本，要找到一个完美的榜样是不可能的，因为每个人的生活方式和家庭情况差异很大。日本许多年轻医生在寻找适合自己情况的榜样时都遇到了困难。我们的远程榜样塑造概念是识别多个有着人们希望效仿的优秀角色的杰出人物；按工作领域、生活方式、家庭情况等对他们进行分类；然后挑选自己需要的部分并将它们组合起来，定制出自己理想的榜样。这种榜样塑造类型可能是最实用的方法。虽然现代技术有利于交流，但在会议和社交场合亲自见到榜样对于塑造理想榜样很重要。
