Table 3 Surgical career choice by gender
From: Surgical career choices of medical students in China: does gender bias play a role?
Bias | Choose surgical career | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Yes(row%) | No(row%) | Total(row%) | |
Male leadership dominance | 393 | 226 | 619 |
Male | 215(54.71%) | 46(20.35%) | 261(42.16%) |
Female | 178(45.29%) | 180(79.65%) | 358(57.84%) |
P-value | 0.00 | ||
Gender barriers in recruitment | 135 | 72 | 207 |
Male | 59(43.70%) | 6(8.33%) | 65(31.40%) |
Female | 76(56.30%) | 66(91.67%) | 142(68.60%) |
P-value | 0.00 | ||
Female are not suitable for surgery | 185 | 157 | 342 |
Male | 106(57.3%) | 25(15.92%) | 131(38.3%) |
Female | 79(42.7%) | 132(84.08%) | 211(61.7%) |
P-value | 0.00 | ||