Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 29 S Greene St., Suite 500, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.
Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 113 Howard Hall, 660 W. Redwood Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.
Am J Surg. 2019 Oct;218(4):772-779. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.07.019. Epub 2019 Jul 19.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the components of current parental leave policies in surgical practice and evaluate surgeon perceptions of parental leave.
Practicing surgeons were recruited to complete a survey via social media outlets and e-mail. Participants were asked questions regarding existing policies and their perspectives towards parental leave.
The survey was completed by 431 surgeons, of which 90% were female and 45% in academics. The majority (84%) of women took <12 weeks leave, and 24% were fully funded. All male respondents took <4 weeks, of which 55% was fully paid. Discrimination was experienced by 31%. The majority support paid parental leave (94%) without impact on time to promotion (87%) or partnership (85%).
There is variance in current parental leave policies regarding length and compensation. Most respondents support paid parental leave and are in favor of policies that support new parents during and after pregnancy.
本研究旨在评估外科实践中现行父母假政策的组成部分,并评估外科医生对父母假的看法。
通过社交媒体渠道和电子邮件招募在职外科医生参与调查。参与者被问及现有政策以及他们对父母假的看法。
共有 431 名外科医生完成了这项调查,其中 90%为女性,45%在学术界工作。大多数(84%)女性休假时间<12 周,24%的人获得全额资助。所有男性受访者的休假时间均<4 周,其中 55%的人获得全额薪酬。有 31%的人经历过歧视。大多数人支持无薪酬的父母假(94%),而不会对晋升时间(87%)或合伙关系(85%)产生影响。
目前父母假政策在休假时间和薪酬方面存在差异。大多数受访者支持带薪父母假,并赞成在怀孕和产后期间为新父母提供支持的政策。