title: Comparison of the productivity of women and men physicians.
abstract: Data obtained from random samples of 87 women and 95 men physicians in the Detroit metropolitan area indicate that, at the time of surgery, 84% of the women and 96% of the men were engaged in medical work. Only 7% of the women were not working because of reasons related to the traditional female role. Fifty-nine percent of the women and 87% of the men had worked full-time since medical school graduation. Fifty-one percent of the women, compared to 39% of the men were in primary care specialties. Since medical graduation, women physicians spent 90% as much time in medical work as did the men, despite the fact that most of the women had full responsibility for homes and families.
mesh_terms: D004526:Efficiency; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008511:Medicine; D008824:Michigan; D010820:Physicians; D010822:Physicians, Women; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011364:Professional Practice; D012179:Retirement; D012737:Sex Factors; D013038:Specialization; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States