Women in radiology in the United States: 1982 survey of their professional practices.

In 1982, the American Association of Women Radiologists surveyed women radiologists practicing in the United States to acquire information concerning their training, practice patterns, lifestyles, and opinions about employment equity. This report summarizes the resulting data from 336 responses to the 1,700 questionnaires that were distributed. As would be expected with the increasing number of women currently graduating from medical school, women radiologists responding to the questionnaire are younger than the group of radiologists as a whole. However, geographic distribution and percentage of board certification (96%) are comparable for the two groups. Data from the survey indicate that at least 61% of women radiologists are involved in private practice and 39% in academic radiology. For all radiologists, the respective figures are 82% and 18%. Most women responding to the survey believed that their income was comparable to that of men in similar positions. On the other hand, 56% of respondents perceived inequities in the ability of women radiologists to secure desirable jobs.