Gender and the Balance of Parenting and Professional Life among Gynecology Subspecialists

STUDY OBJECTIVE To compare the parenting and career patterns of female and male gynecology subspecialists. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey study (Canadian Task Force classification II-3). SETTING Survey administered electronically in February 2015 to physician members of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, and the American Urogynecologic Society. PARTICIPANTS All physician members of the 3 national gynecology subspecialty organizations listed above. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS There were 75 questions in 4 domains: demographics, mentoring issues, work-life balance, and caregiving responsibilities. Data were analyzed for survey sampling weights. Six hundred seventy-seven physicians completed the survey, 62% of whom were women (n = 420; 20.2% response rate). Sixty-four percent were aged 36 to 55 years. Eighty-two percent of respondents had at least 1 child, and men had more children than women (42% of men had 3 or more children compared with 20% of women, p