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Reasons for gender inequities in invasive electrophysiology: a survey on family issues and career paths of female and male electrophysiology fellows in Germany
Originally published 2024-08-20 · European Heart Journal Open
Oxford University Press · DOI 10.1093/ehjopen/oeae070 ↗
Working-family evidence
Work, care and the whole person.
Examines career changes after parenthood, childcare support and pregnancy-related work restrictions in a male-dominated specialty.
Directly examines work and family life, parenting, caregiving or employment policies for families.
Editorial reading guide · Respect
Are pregnancy restrictions and childcare gaps closing career paths that employees still want?
Examines career changes after parenthood, childcare support and pregnancy-related work restrictions in a male-dominated specialty.
Study context
110 current or former electrophysiology fellows in Germany; most had children.
Age / stage: Adult physicians; mean age 41 years.
Read with three questions
- How did women’s and men’s career trajectories compare before and after parenthood?
- Which employer-support, day-care and pregnancy-restriction problems were reported?
- How would a workplace distinguish necessary risk management from a blanket career barrier?
Keep the limits in view
Retrospective self-reports and specialty-specific participation limit causal and population inference; reported restrictions do not alone establish their medical necessity.
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Johanna Mueller-Leisse; Henrike Aenne Katrin Hillmann; Joerg Eiringhaus; Eleonora Angelini; Nizar Karfoul; Stephan Hohmann; David Duncker (2024). Reasons for gender inequities in invasive electrophysiology: a survey on family issues and career paths of female and male electrophysiology fellows in Germany European Heart Journal Open. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjopen/oeae070
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