Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Department of Population Health, Division of Biostatistics, New York University Langone Health, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Laryngoscope. 2021 Mar;131(3):E787-E791. doi: 10.1002/lary.29007. Epub 2020 Aug 17.
Our objective was to identify gender differences in work-life balance, professional advancement, workload, salary, and career satisfaction among facial plastic and reconstructive surgeons.
Cross-Sectional Survey.
American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) members were invited by email to respond to a confidential 25-question online survey. The survey had a response rate of 12%. There were a total of 139 participants; 23 participants were in training and 116 were either board-eligible or board-certified facial plastic surgeons. Collected variables included general demographics, personal life, academic involvement, career development, workload, and career satisfaction.
Forty percent of participants were female. Fifty-nine percent of female participants were 25-35 years old compared with 15% of male participants. The majority of male participants were over 45 years old (63%) while only 19% of female participants fell into this age category (P < .0001). Women were more likely to be in a relationship with a physician (35% vs. 19%) or non-physician full-time professional (55% vs. 31%). The vast majority of men had children (89%) while only half of women (52%) had children. On average, women with children had fewer children than men (P < .0001). No gender difference was seen with respect to working full versus part-time (P = .81). Participants were equally satisfied with a surgical career regardless of gender.
Although significant progress has already been made towards closing the gender gap, gender disparities remain both professionally and personally for facial plastic surgeons. With an increasing number of women in medicine, we should continue to strive to close the gender gap.
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本研究旨在确定面部整形与重建外科医生在工作与生活平衡、职业发展、工作量、薪酬和职业满意度方面的性别差异。
横断面调查。
通过电子邮件邀请美国面部整形与重建外科学会（AAFPRS）成员参与一项机密的 25 道在线调查。调查的回复率为 12%。共有 139 名参与者，其中 23 名处于培训阶段，116 名是 board-eligible 或 board-certified 面部整形医生。收集的变量包括一般人口统计学、个人生活、学术参与、职业发展、工作量和职业满意度。
40%的参与者为女性。59%的女性参与者年龄在 25-35 岁，而男性参与者中只有 15%的年龄在这个范围内。大多数男性参与者年龄超过 45 岁（63%），而只有 19%的女性参与者年龄在这个范围内（P<.0001）。女性更有可能与医生（35%比 19%）或非医生全职专业人士（55%比 31%）建立关系。绝大多数男性（89%）都有孩子，而只有一半的女性（52%）有孩子。平均而言，有孩子的女性比男性的孩子少（P<.0001）。在是否全职工作方面，男女之间没有差异（P=.81）。无论性别如何，参与者对外科职业生涯都同样满意。
尽管在缩小性别差距方面已经取得了重大进展，但面部整形医生在职业和个人方面仍然存在性别差异。随着越来越多的女性进入医学领域，我们应该继续努力缩小性别差距。
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