Purpose Work-family conflict is an important topic which had an evolution, starting from a
static definition, where work and family domains were divided, to a more dynamic and …

Background The number of women entering the medical and healthcare workforce globally
has increased in the past several decades. Women have many roles and positions in …

BACKGROUND: Physicians must balance career and home responsibilities, yet previous
studies on work-life balance are focused primarily on work-based tasks. We examined …

Importance Physicians who are mothers face challenges with equal distribution of domestic
duties, which can be an obstacle in career advancement and achieving overall job …

Importance Pervasive gender disparities exist in medicine regarding promotion,
achievement of academic rank, and appointment to leadership positions. Fertility and …

Background: Parents with small children constitute a vulnerable group as they have an
increased risk of sick leave due to stress-related disorders compared to adults without …

Physician mothers face unique challenges related to family planning, pregnancy, childcare,
work-life integration, inequities, and biases that may have serious widespread implications …

Objective: Inadequate work-life balance can have significant implications regarding
individual performance, retention, and on the future of the workforce in medicine. The …

Objectives To compare the total weekly working hours, proportions with work hours above
the limitations of European working time directive (EWTD) and time spent on direct patient …

BACKGROUND Working in a hospital can be both rewarding and stressful. Whether one or
the other is dominant depends on a number of factors ranging from shift work, physical …