Gender gap in undergraduate experience and performance in obstetrics and gynaecology: analysis of clinical experience logs
Year: 2004
Type: article
Abstract: dominated occupations showed a highly significant decrease ( 2 test, P < 0.0001) in the proportion of men in 2001 compared with 1971.The decrease ranged from 11 percentage points in surgeons to 62 percentage points in optometrists/dispensing opticians.Regardless of length of training or level of skill needed, none of these 10 occupations was male dominated in 2001.Moreover, in two occupations (optometrist/ dispensing optician and obstetrician/gynaecologist) women became the majority.In contrast, eight of the top 10 female dominated occupations remained female dominated in 2001.The two that did not (occupational therapist and principal nurse) dipped only slightly below the category definition, with female proportions of 89.6% and 89.4% respectively.The decrease in the proportion of women in the top 10 female dominated occupations ranged from 0 to 10 percentage points.Two of the female dominated occupations showed no change in 2001 compared with 1971; both occupations were entirely female in both years.For some occupations, the numbers in the workforce rose substantially.These increases are partly explained by a 36% rise in New Zealand's population, a change in definition of some jobs, and a rise in the number of part time general practitioners.
Source: BMJ
Authors: Jenny Higham, Philip J Steer
Institutions: Imperial College London, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Gender Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1984307657