Women in otolaryngology in Turkey: Insight of gender equality, career development and work-life balance

Eyigor H., HABERAL CAN İ., İNCESULU Ş. A., ŞENOL Y.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY, vol.41, no.1, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 41 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2019.102305
  • Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Keywords: Otorhinolaryngology, Career, Surgery, Female, Gender discrimination, ACADEMIC SURGERY, PHYSICIANS, BARRIERS, STILL
  • Yozgat Bozok University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to collect information about the demographics, academic ambitions, job satisfactions, career development and work-life balance of female otorhinolaryngologists (FORL) in Turkey and to determine their experiences with, and attitudes towards gender discrimination throughout their academic careers.