title: Gender differences in time spent on parenting and domestic responsibilities by high-achieving young physician-researchers.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Female physician-researchers do not achieve career success at the same rate as men. Differences in nonprofessional responsibilities may partially explain this gap.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the division of domestic labor by gender in a motivated group of early-career physician-researchers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nationwide postal survey between 2010 and 2011.
  
  
  METHODS
  United States.
  
  
  METHODS
  Physician recipients of National Institutes of Health K08 or K23 awards between 2006 and 2009 with active academic affiliation at the time of the survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  Time spent on parenting and domestic tasks was determined through self-report. Among married or partnered respondents with children, a linear regression model of time spent on domestic activities was constructed considering age, gender, race, specialty, MD or MD/PhD status, age of youngest child, number of children, work hours, K award type, and spousal employment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A 74% response rate was achieved, and 1049 respondents were academic physicians. Women were more likely than men to have spouses or domestic partners who were employed full-time (85.6% [95% CI, 82.7% to 89.2%] vs. 44.9% [CI, 40.8% to 49.8%]). Among married or partnered respondents with children, after adjustment for work hours, spousal employment, and other factors, women spent 8.5 more hours per week on domestic activities. In the subgroup with spouses or domestic partners who were employed full-time, women were more likely to take time off during disruptions of usual child care arrangements than men (42.6% [CI, 36.6% to 49.0%] vs. 12.4% [CI, 5.4% to 19.5%]).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Analyses relied on self-reported data. The study design did not enable investigation of the relationship between domestic activities and professional success.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this sample of career-oriented professionals, gender differences in domestic activities existed among those with children. Most men's spouses or domestic partners were not employed full-time, which contrasted sharply with the experiences of women.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  National Institutes of Health.
authors.forename: Shruti
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jolly
authors.forename: Kent A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Griffith
authors.forename: Rochelle
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: DeCastro
authors.forename: Abigail
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ubel
authors.forename: Reshma
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jagsi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006796:Household Work; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D016487:Parenting; D010820:Physicians; D010822:Physicians, Women; D012108:Research Personnel; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States
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