TOMIZAWA Yasuko
   Department   Other, Other
   Position  
Article types Original article
Language English
Peer review Peer reviewed
Title Analysis of gender-based differences among surgeons in Japan: results of a survey conducted by the Japan Surgical Society. Part. 2: personal life.
Journal Formal name：Surgery today
Abbreviation：Surg Today
ISSN code：09411291/14362813
Domestic / ForeginDomestic
Publisher Springer published on behalf of the Japan Surgical Society
Volume, Issue, Page 48(3),pp.308-319
Author and coauthor Kawase Kazumi, Nomura Kyoko, Tominaga Ryuji, Iwase Hirotaka, Ogawa Tomoko, Shibasaki Ikuko, Shimada Mitsuo, Taguchi Tomoaki, Takeshita Emiko, Tomizawa Yasuko, Nomura Sachiyo, Hanazaki Kazuhiro, Hanashi Tomoko, Yamashita Hiroko, Kokudo Norihiro, Maeda Kotaro
Publication date 2018/03
Summary PURPOSE:To assess the true conditions and perceptions of the personal lives of men and women working as surgeons in Japan.

METHODS:In 2014, all e-mail subscribed members of the Japan Surgical Society (JSS, n = 29,861) were invited to complete a web-based survey. The questions covered demographic information, work environment, and personal life (including marital status, childcare, and nursing care for adult family members).

RESULTS:In total, 6211 surgeons (5586 men and 625 women) returned the questionnaires, representing a response rate of 20.8%. Based on the questionnaire responses, surgeons generally prioritize work and spend most of their time at work, although women with children prioritize their family over work; men spend significantly fewer hours on domestic work/childcare than do their female counterparts (men 0.76 h/day vs. women 2.93 h/day, p < 0.01); and both men and women surgeons, regardless of their age or whether they have children, place more importance on the role of women in the family.

CONCLUSIONS:The personal lives of Japanese surgeons differed significantly according to gender and whether they have children. The conservative idea that women should bear primary responsibility for the family still pertains for both men and women working as surgeons in Japan.
DOI 10.1007/s00595-017-1586-7
PMID 28921482