1. An updated picture of female docters’ life and work in The Netherlands
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2. Results of the survey
Number of respondents: 239 Ages: - 36: – 49: – 60: : 19 In your work, have you or did you ever feel being discriminated, as a female doctor? Never: 98 Yes, by colleagues: 50 Yes, by supervisors: 85 Yes, by patients: 90
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3. Results of the survey
What is your opinion about work-life balance in your work organization?
Fully satisfied
Quite satisfied
Not satisfied at all
Partly satisfied, career affected 15
Partly satisfied, family life affected 37
What would you improve in your work, for a better work-life balance?
Nothing
Remuneration
Access to carreer opportunities 36
Working time
Holidays and days off management 69
Professional recognition 52
More leadership
Other
(Often mentioned: lowering work load)
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4. Results of the survey
Are you satisfied about your professional carreer?
Yes, at all
Not at all
Yes, but I neglected my family life
No, but I preferred to dedicate more time to my family 47
No, I didn’t have fair opportunities since I am a woman 19
Is there a fair involvement of women doctors for management roles?
Not at all
No, at the moment but there is growing attention 38
Yes, there is enough involvement
Yes, but in practice there are te few women in leadership 75
In your Country, is there any law or collective agreement that is, in your opinion, women or family oriented? No
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5. Results of the survey Some remarkable open responses:
There are agreements in the CLA and legal rights, but often not known or not respected by the employer (mentioned several times)
‘Usually, women pay for the family life and the employer does not take this into account always’
‘We need a change of culture to normalize working part time’
‘In the past 40 years the attitude towards women has improved a lot. Men never were my opponents. Women, however, were.’
Different treatment between men and women because of pregnancy is often mentioned. Also the relative short period of leave in The Netherlands compared to other countries.
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6. The position of women in general
The number of women is exceeding the number of men
There are differences between specialisms
The position of women is not really an issue. Discussion about work-life balance affects both men and women
The most important point of attention is the number of women in leading positions
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