Table 3 Obstacles by Female and Male Respondents

Foreseeable work-related responsibilities after residency^a

Female, n (%)

Male, n (%)

P < 0.0001^b

Cramer’s V = 0.18^c

Lack of opportunity/funding

128 (5.9%)

202 (12.2%)

Not finding position in desired location

179 (8.2%)

181 (10.9%)

Loan repayment

319 (14.6%)

210 (12.6%)

Malpractice/lawsuit

19 (0.9%)

42 (2.5%)

Under-compensation

65 (3.0%)

74 (4.5%)

Discrimination/biases against your gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation

34 (1.6%)

12 (0.7%)

Sexual harassment

2 (0.1%)

0 (0.0%)

Balancing family and work responsibilities

1219 (55.9%)

709 (42.6%)

Balancing clinical, research, and education responsibilities

162 (7.4%)

186 (11.2%)

Satisfactory professional advancement

54 (2.5%)

47 (2.8%)

TOTAL

2181 (100%)

1663 (100%)

Foreseeable non-work-related responsibilities after residency

P-Value

Cramer’s V

Raising children

2048 (88.0%)

1579 (88.0%)

> 0.99

N/A

Taking care of elderly parents

1513 (65.0%)

1150 (64.1%)

0.54

N/A

Being a caretaker to others

657 (28.2%)

595 (33.2%)

0.0007

0.05

Financial support of others

1184 (51.0%)

1017 (56.7%)

0.0002

0.06