Stress in female doctors

Abstract

Focuses on women doctors at a critical life stage, 25‐35 years, during career establishment and early 30s transition. Examines drivers behind career choices of female doctors and identifies stressors experienced by women who opt for hospital medicine and general practice. Suggests that sources of pressure and predictors of mental wellbeing for hospital doctors are related to the structural aspects of the environment of hospital medicine such as career development and organizational climate. In the case of general practitioners, perceived stressors and predictors of mental well‐being are related to ongoing daily pressures such as balancing work and family.

Citation

White, B., O’Connor, D. and Garrett, L. (1997), "Stress in female doctors", Women in Management Review, Vol. 12 No. 8, pp. 325-334. https://doi.org/10.1108/09649429710189920