Explaining career motivation among female doctors in the Netherlands: The effects of children, views on motherhood and work-home cultures.

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2011Number of pages
19 p.
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Work, Employment and Society, 25, 3, (2011), pp. 487-505ISSN
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Organization
Organisatie-ontwikkeling
Personeelsmanagement
SW OZ RSCR SOC
Primary and Community Care
Journal title
Work, Employment and Society
Volume
vol. 25
Issue
iss. 3
Languages used
English (eng)
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p. 487
Page end
p. 505
Subject
NCEBP 7: Effective primary care and public health; NCEBP 7: Effective primary care and public health IGMD 5: Health aging / healthy living; Inequality, cohesion and modernization; Responsible Organization; NCEBP 7: Effective primary care and public health IGMD 5: Health aging / healthy living; Ongelijkheid, cohesie en moderniseringAbstract
The gender imbalance in senior medical positions is often attributed to an alleged lack of motivation on the part of female doctors, especially those with young children. Some researchers argue that an unsupportive work-home culture in the medical workplace also plays a role. This study investigates whether having children (and the age of the youngest child) affects female doctors' career motivation and whether this relationship is mediated by views on motherhood and the supportiveness of the work-home culture. Cross-sectional data collected on 1070 Dutch female doctors in 2008 indicates that neither having children nor the age of the youngest child significantly affects the career motivation of female doctors. However, views on motherhood and a supportive work-home culture do affect female doctors' career motivation. Governmental and organizational policies aimed at maternal employment and improving the work-life balance are discussed in terms of their effectiveness in supporting highly educated working women.
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences [80020]
- Faculty of Social Sciences [27107]
- Nijmegen School of Management [12820]
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