Parental leave and family building experiences among head and neck surgeons in the United States: Career impact and opportunities for improvement-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Parental leave and family building experiences among head and neck surgeons in the United States: Career impact and opportunities for improvement

Published:2024-03-21 Issue:10 Volume:46 Page:2524-2531
ISSN:1043-3074
Container-title:Head & Neck
language:en
Short-container-title:Head & Neck

Author:

McMullen Caitlin¹^ORCID,Kejner Alexandra²^ORCID,Nicolli Elizabeth³,Abouyared Marianne⁴^ORCID,Coblens Orly⁵,Fedder Katie⁶,Thakkar Punam⁷^ORCID,Patel Rusha⁸^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Head & Neck – Endocrine Oncology Moffitt Cancer Center Tampa Florida USA

2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Medical University of South Carolina Charleston South Carolina USA

3. Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery University of Miami Miami Florida USA

4. Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery UC Davis Sacramento California USA

5. Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston Texas USA

6. Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery University of Virginia Charlottesville Virginia USA

7. Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery George Washington University Washington, DC USA

8. Division of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery University of Oklahoma Oklahoma City Oklahoma USA

Abstract

AbstractBackgroundThe availability of paid parental leave is an important factor for retention and wellness. The experiences of head and neck surgeons with parental leave have never been reported.MethodsA survey was electronically distributed to head and neck subspecialty surgeons in the United States. Responses were collected and analyzed.ResultsMale surgeons had more children and took significantly less parental leave than women. Thirty percent of respondents reported that parental leave negatively impacted compensation, and 14% reported a delay in promotion due to leave, which impacted women more than men. The vast majority reported they are happy or neutral about covering those on leave. Most respondents utilized paid childcare, and approximately one quarter of respondents spending 11%–20% of their income on childcare.ConclusionsThis study illuminates the current disparities regarding parental leave‐taking within the subspecialty of head and neck surgery in the United States. Women surgeons are more likely to be impacted professionally and financially.

Publisher

Wiley

Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/hed.27752

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