Striving for balance: A review of female dermatologists' perspective on managing a dual-career household.
Division of labor
Dual-career household
Working moms
Journal
International journal of women's dermatology
ISSN: 2352-6475
Titre abrégé: Int J Womens Dermatol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101654170
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2020
Jan 2020
Historique:
received:
19
06
2019
revised:
18
08
2019
accepted:
19
08
2019
entrez:
12
2
2020
pubmed:
12
2
2020
medline:
12
2
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
As the gender gap in medicine continues to close, female dermatologists are striving to balance the competing demands of career ambitions and family responsibilities. Despite gaining a new sense of autonomy and personal fulfillment, working women report feelings of guilt, frustration, and exhaustion as they struggle to be a good doctor, partner, mother, family member, and friend. The presence of children in the household and the asymmetrical division of labor have been reported as main stressors for women in dual-career families. Finding time for self-care and maintaining a robust support system are effective strategies to mitigate these challenges. In this study, we performed a literature review to evaluate the internal and external pressures among working women in dual-career families. In addition, we provide the personal commentary of Sara Samimi and Karolyn A. Wanat, two female dermatologists living in dual-career families, to gain further insight into the difficulties of balancing personal and professional responsibilities.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32042884
doi: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2019.08.008
pii: S2352-6475(19)30096-6
pmc: PMC6997838
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Pagination
43-45Informations de copyright
© 2019 Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of Women's Dermatologic Society.
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