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Title: The Evolution of Gender and Motherhood in Contemporary Medicine

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2004

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Abstract: In this article, the author endeavors to clarify the shifting nature of gender and motherhood for women physicians. She examines trends in the gender gap in in marriage, divorce, childbearing, work hours, and earnings. The author draws on data from the 1990 and 2000 U.S. decennial censuses and data spanning 1991 to 1997 from the Survey of the Practice Patterns of Young Physicians. Compared with women in the general population, the trends for women physicians have been favorable. Women physicians are more likely to marry and less likely to divorce than are other women. Among employed physicians, gender differences in earnings and work hours are also narrowing slightly. Nevertheless, a gap is growing between female physicians with children and childless women doctors, and a small but growing percentage of young physician mothers are electing to forgo labor force participation entirely Thus, young physician mothers still suffer significant professional sacrifice.

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Authors: Boulis, Ann

Periodical (Full): Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Issue: 1

Volume: 596

Pages: 172-206

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Family and Marriage

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