School of Dentistry, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Faculty of Dental Medicine for Girls, Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2020 Apr;48(4):458-462. doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2020.02.023. Epub 2020 Mar 3.
This study aimed to explore gender differences on career satisfaction among oral and maxillofacial surgeons (OMFS) and to compare their views on female gender representation in leadership and mentorship positions.
A questionnaire was distributed among a sample of female and male OMFS surgeons in Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Data were statistically analyzed to calculate significant differences between gender groups.
A total of 110 (70 males and 40 females) or (18.7%) of a total of 587 (OMFS) surgeons in the three countries participated. Respondents had a mean age of: 39.2 ± 9.0 years (range = 25-60 years). Significantly more males (60) than females (24) indicated satisfaction with their careers (P = 0.008), and significantly more males (66) than females (23) thought that OMFS is the right specialty for them (P < 0.001). Also significantly more males (31) than females (9) indicated OMFS should be solely practiced by males (P = 0.025). On the other hand, significantly more females (20) than males (7) thought that females possess certain qualities that make them more suitable for OMFS (P < 0.001); and more females (27) than males (32) believed that females are under-represented in OMFS (P = 0.031). Significantly more females (25) than males (27) believed that female OMFS surgeons tend to be single or to get divorced (P = 0.018). Males and females were in agreement that females are under-represented in leadership and mentorship positions (P = 0.561).
Females OMFS surgeons are less satisfied with their career than their male peers. It seems that female surgeons are under-represented in the profession especially as leaders and mentors. Socially, more female OMFS surgeons than males tend to be single and this may be correlated with the surgical career.
本研究旨在探讨口腔颌面外科医生（OMFS）职业满意度的性别差异，并比较他们对女性在领导和指导职位中代表性的看法。
向埃及、约旦和沙特阿拉伯的女性和男性 OMFS 外科医生样本发放问卷。对数据进行统计分析，以计算性别组之间的显著差异。
在三个国家的 587 名（OMFS）外科医生中，共有 110 名（70 名男性和 40 名女性）或（18.7%）的人参与了调查。受访者的平均年龄为：39.2±9.0 岁（范围 25-60 岁）。男性（60 名）比女性（24 名）表示对职业更满意（P=0.008），且男性（66 名）比女性（23 名）认为 OMFS 是适合他们的正确专业（P<0.001）。此外，男性（31 名）比女性（9 名）更认为 OMFS 应由男性独自执业（P=0.025）。另一方面，女性（20 名）比男性（7 名）更认为女性具有某些特质，使她们更适合 OMFS（P<0.001）；女性（27 名）比男性（32 名）更认为 OMFS 中女性代表性不足（P=0.031）。女性（25 名）比男性（27 名）更认为女性 OMFS 外科医生更倾向于单身或离婚（P=0.018）。男性和女性都认为女性在领导和指导职位中的代表性不足（P=0.561）。
女性 OMFS 外科医生对其职业的满意度低于男性同行。女性在该专业中的代表性不足，特别是在领导和指导职位中。从社会角度来看，与男性相比，更多的女性 OMFS 外科医生更倾向于单身，这可能与外科职业有关。
