Attitudes toward and exposure to gender discrimination in work life by pulmonologists and thoracic surgeons: a questionnaire-based survey among Turkish thoracic society members

Autor: Birsen Ocakli, Arzu Yorgancioglu, Sinem Gungor, Fusun Topcu, Yesim Yigiter Senol, Basak Goktas, Nurdan Kokturk, Eylem Tuncay, Baran Gundogus, Hilal Altinoz, Yesim Yasin, Ipek Ozmen, Serap Duru, Elif Ozari Yildirim, Tulin Sevim, Cansel Atinkaya Ozturk, Esra Uzaslan, the Turkish Thoracic Society Women and Lung Diseases Working Group
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Medicine, Vol 11 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2296-858X
DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1463732
Popis: BackgroundThis study aimed to evaluate attitudes toward and exposure to gender discrimination in work life by chest diseases specialists and thoracic surgeons.MethodsA total of 275 members of Turkish Thoracic Society (TTS) were included on a voluntary basis in this online cross-sectional questionnaire-survey using an internal member-only social media platform of TTS. The questionnaire form elicited items on sociodemographic characteristics, occupational characteristics and gender discrimination in work life (general opinions, attitudes and exposure).ResultsFemale doctors (vs. males) were less likely to be a thoracic surgeon (13.8% vs. 34.5%, p
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