E-WIN Project 2016: Evaluating the Current Gender Situation in Neurosurgery Across Europe-An Interactive, Multiple-Level Survey

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61383082%3A_____%2F17%3A00000382" target="_blank" >RIV/61383082:_____/17:00000382 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11110/17:10363793

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28456744" target="_blank" >https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28456744</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2017.04.094" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.wneu.2017.04.094</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

E-WIN Project 2016: Evaluating the Current Gender Situation in Neurosurgery Across Europe-An Interactive, Multiple-Level Survey

Original language description

BACKGROUND: The proportion of women among neurosurgeons appears to be growing worldwide with time. Official data concerning the current situation across Europe have not yet been published. Thus, there are still concerns about gender inequality. The European Women in Neurosurgery Project 2016 was designed to recognize the current situation across Europe. METHODS: The office holders of the national neurosurgical societies of 39 countries forming the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies were contacted to provide data stating the proportion of women in neurosurgery. Obtained data were supplied with the results of an online survey. RESULTS: The response rate of national office holders was 90%. The number of reported neurosurgeons was 12,985, and overall proportion of women represented was 12%. Two hundred thirty-seven responses to online questionnaire were taken into account. The overall proportion of female respondents was 30%. There was no intergender variability in responses regarding amount of working time per week, exposure to surgeries, or administrative work. Male respondents reported dedicating significantly more time to scientific work and feeling more confident dictating own career direction. Female respondents reported being less often married, having fewer children, a stronger perception of gender significance level, and a higher appreciation of personal qualities. CONCLUSIONS: Neurosurgery is a challenging field of medicine. The results of our survey did not imply an overall feeling of gender inequality among European respondents, although women believe that the gender issue to be more important than men do and that they have to sacrifice more of their personal lives.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30103 - Neurosciences (including psychophysiology)

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

World neurosurgery

ISSN

1878-8750

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

104

Issue of the periodical within the volume

Aug

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

48-60

UT code for WoS article

000407713100008

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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