背景:外科手术中的性别歧视似乎比其他医学专业更为普遍。此外,女性泌尿科医师更有可能出现产科并发症,并且在训练期间不鼓励组建家庭。这项研究的目的是确定在研究金期间感知到的性别歧视和怀孕障碍的患病率,在法国泌尿科居民和研究员中。
方法:法国泌尿科医师培训协会在2022年8月至9月间进行了一项全国在线调查。与会者得到保证,他们的参与是匿名的。受访者被问及人口统计,性别歧视和研究金期间的怀孕障碍。
结果:在协会的427名成员中,有153名成员回答了问卷(36%),其中女性75人(49%)。39%的女性受访者认为她们的性别是她们职业发展的障碍,男性的1%(p<0.0001)。40位女性受访者(53%)认为女性泌尿科医生的尊重程度低于男性,而男性为22%(p<0.0001)。在女性受访者中,19(25%)认为不可能在他们想要的时候怀孕,7(9%)报告说已经威胁要在怀孕的情况下失去研究金职位。
结论:这项调查发现,法国泌尿科医师在培训中普遍存在性别歧视,大多数被女性认为。女性泌尿科医师在训练期间想要怀孕时会感到障碍并受到威胁。
BACKGROUND: Gender discrimination seems more prevalent in surgery than other medical specialties. In addition, female urologists are more likely to have obstetric complications and to be discouraged from starting a family during training. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of perceived gender discrimination and barriers for pregnancy during fellowship, among French urology residents and fellows.
METHODS: The French Association of Urologists in Training performed a national online survey between August and September 2022. Participants were assured that their participation was anonymous. Respondents were questioned on demographics, gender discrimination and on pregnancy barriers during fellowship.
RESULTS: In total, 153 members answered the questionnaire out of the 427 members of the association (36%), among which 75 women (49%). Thirty nine percent of the female respondents found that their gender was a barrier in their career advancement, versus 1% of the male (P<0.0001). Forty female respondents (53%) perceived that female urologists earned less respect than their male counterparts versus 22% of the male (P<0.0001). Among the female respondents, 19 (25%) have felt that it would not be possible to become pregnant at the time they would have wanted it and 7 (9%) reported having already been threatened to lose a fellowship position in case of a pregnancy.
CONCLUSIONS: This survey found a high prevalence of gender discrimination among French urologists in training, perceived in majority by women. Female urologists perceived obstacles and received threats when wanting to become pregnant during their training.