Gender Gap? A Survey among Plastic Surgeons in Germany

IF 2.6 3区医学 Q1 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

Journal of Surgical Education Pub Date : 2025-01-11 DOI:10.1016/j.jsurg.2024.103402

Shaghayegh Gorji MD , Maximilian Kueckelhaus MD , Britta Pehlke MSc , Tobias Hirsch MD , Filipa Almeida Oliveira MD

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION

There is an ongoing increase in the percentage of females in the field of Plastic Surgery in Germany. Currently, 29,1% of fellows and 46% of residents in Germany are female. Several studies have pointed out the various obstacles that female doctors, especially female plastic surgeons, are confronted with in their professional life. The aim of this study is to examine gender parity among plastic surgeons in Germany. Furthermore, we aim to evaluate the opinion of both women and men on gender-specific discrimination.

METHODS

In a nonrandomized, cross-sectional study an anonymous questionnaire covering various subjects such as education/training, career path, the compatibility of family and career, as well as the subjective perception of gender equality in Plastic Surgery was distributed among members of the German Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (DGPRÄC) as well as through social media. Data was collected with Google Docs.

RESULTS

The sample group (n = 285) composition was 162 female (56,8%), 122 (42,9%) male and 1 nonbinary (0,4%). The majority of women (54.3%) and men (49.1%) rated work-life balance as "difficult". In 82.1% of women and 44.3% of men, family planning was influenced by the profession. Most of the respondents work in hospitals (62.9% of women and 50.0% of men). The main motivation of 61.4% of women to go to in private practice was family reasons, 51.8% of men gave financial reasons. 64.1% of women and 54.1% of men have a doctoral degree, whereas 6.9% of women and 13.3% of the men have a postdoctoral degree.

While 33.6% of the men believe that their own gender had no influence on their respective career decision, career progress or success, only 4.9% of women had the same opinion. In addition, 43.8% of women and 22.1% of men reported having experienced sexual harassment in their professional lives.

CONCLUSION

This study reveals significant gender differences in career development in Plastic Surgery. Family planning, motivations for establishment and academic careers, as well as the experience of sexual harassment, are of primary concern. Actively helping to shape the work environment of career development opportunities in light of this study may help to reduce gender disparities in Plastic Surgery in the future.

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性别差异吗?对德国整形外科医生的调查。

导读：在德国，女性在整形外科领域的比例正在不断增加。目前，德国29.1%的研究员和46%的住院医师是女性。几项研究指出了女医生，特别是女整形外科医生在职业生涯中面临的各种障碍。这项研究的目的是调查德国整形外科医生中的性别平等情况。此外，我们的目标是评估女性和男性对性别歧视的看法。方法：采用非随机、横断面研究的方法，在德国整形、重建和美容外科协会（DGPRÄC）会员中以及通过社交媒体进行匿名问卷调查，问卷内容涵盖教育/培训、职业道路、家庭与事业的兼容性以及对整形外科性别平等的主观看法等多个主题。使用谷歌Docs收集数据。结果：样本组（n = 285）组成为女性162人（56.8%），男性122人（42.9%），非二元1人（0.4%）。大多数女性（54.3%）和男性（49.1%）认为工作与生活的平衡“很难”。在82.1%的女性和44.3%的男性中，计划生育受到职业的影响。大多数应答者在医院工作（62.9%的女性和50.0%的男性）。61.4%的女性选择私人执业的主要原因是家庭原因，51.8%的男性选择私人执业的主要原因是经济原因。64.1%的女性和54.1%的男性拥有博士学位，而6.9%的女性和13.3%的男性拥有博士后学位。虽然33.6%的男性认为自己的性别对他们各自的职业决策、职业发展或成功没有影响，但只有4.9%的女性持相同观点。此外，43.8%的女性和22.1%的男性报告在职业生涯中经历过性骚扰。结论：本研究揭示了整形外科职业发展的显著性别差异。计划生育、创业和学术事业的动机以及性骚扰的经历是主要关切的问题。根据本研究，积极帮助塑造职业发展机会的工作环境，可能有助于减少未来整形外科的性别差异。

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Journal of Surgical Education EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES-SURGERY

CiteScore

5.60

自引率

10.30%

发文量

261

审稿时长

48 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Surgical Education (JSE) is dedicated to advancing the field of surgical education through original research. The journal publishes research articles in all surgical disciplines on topics relative to the education of surgical students, residents, and fellows, as well as practicing surgeons. Our readers look to JSE for timely, innovative research findings from the international surgical education community. As the official journal of the Association of Program Directors in Surgery (APDS), JSE publishes the proceedings of the annual APDS meeting held during Surgery Education Week.