Table 4 Potential obstacles to an academic career, in the total population and among those with academic aspirations, analysis by gender
From: Career aspirations among specialty residents in France: a cross-sectional gender-based comparison
| All specialties | Medical specialties | Surgical specialties | Gynecology-Obstetrics | Anesthesia & resuscitation | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total n = 462 |
men n = 98 |
women n = 195 | p value |
men n = 31 |
women n = 16 | p value |
men n = 10 |
women n = 57 | p value |
men n = 34 |
women n = 21 | p value | |
| Do you get advice from anacademic physician about your future career? Yes (n,%) | 212 (45,9%) | 57 (58,2%) | 87 (44,6%) | .029 | 11 (35,5%) | 7 (43,8%) | .581 | 8 (80,0%) | 21 (36,8%) | .011 | 19 (55,9%) | 15 (71,4%) | .249 |
| Do you feel you are supported when you work on a research project? Yes * (n,%) | 145/229 (63,3%) | 39/51 (76,4%) | 58/100 (58,0%) | .080 | 10/20 (50,0%) | 6/8 (75,0%) | .325 | 5/5 (100,0%) | 17/21 (62,9%) | .368 | 6/15 (40,0%) | 4/9 (44,4%) | .973 |
| Do you think that it’s possible to reconcile (interms of time) research activity, teaching and clinical practice? Yes (n,%) | 213 (46,1%) | 46 (46,9%) | 83 (42,6%) | .477 | 14 (45,2%) | 8 (50,0%) | .753 | 9 (90,0%) | 30 (52,6%) | .027 | 18 (52,9%) | 5 (23,8%) | .033 |
| Among the academic doctors on staff who you know, would you say that some are models for you? Yes (n,%) | 297 (64,3%) | 69 (70,4%) | 120 (61,5%) | .134 | 22 (71,0%) | 7 (43,8%) | .069 | 10 (100%) | 38 (66,7%) | .031 | 18 (52,9%) | 13 (61,9%) | .515 |
| If yes, are they mainly the same sex as you? Yes (n,%) | 150/297 (50,5%) | 43/69 (62,3%) | 44/120 (36,7%) | .001 | 21/22 (95,5%) | 2/7 (28,6%) | <.001 | 7/10 (70,0%) | 18/38 (47,4%) | .202 | 12/18 (66,7%) | 3/13 (23,1%) | .017 |
| Have you already experienced discrimination or prejudice due to your gender? Yes (n,%) | 175 (37,9%) | 6 (6,1%) | 111 (56,9%) | <.001 | 3 (9,7%) | 13 (81,3%) | <.001 | 2 (20,0%) | 23 (40,4%) | .209 | 2 (5,9%) | 15 (71,4%) | <.001 |
| Do you have doubts about your ability to pursue or succeed at an academic career? Yes (n,%) | 239 (51,7%) | 40 (40,8%) | 129 (66,2%) | < .001 | 10 (32,3%) | 6 (37,5%) | .866 | 3 (30,0%) | 34 (59,6%) | .219 | 8 (23,5%) | 9 (42,9%) | .308 |
| Do you think that your career plans would have been different if you were a member of the opposite sex? Yes (n,%) | 134 (29,0%) | 17 (17,3%) | 76 (39,0%) | <.001 | 11 (35,5%) | 3 (18,8%) | .423 | 2 (20,0%) | 16 (28,1%) | .392 | 4 (11,8%) | 5 (23,8%) | .152 |