scholarly journals Burnout in Female Faculty Members

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Cassidy-Vu ◽  
Keli Beck ◽  
Justin B. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Medical School ◽  
Academic Medicine ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Female Faculty ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Faculty Position ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Gender Specific

Despite approximately equal numbers of male and female medical school graduates, women are entering academic medicine at a lower rate than their male colleagues. Of those who do assume a faculty position, female faculty members report higher levels of burnout, often attributable to gender-specific difficulties in clinical expectations and maintenance of work-life balance. Many of these struggles are attributable to issues that are amenable to supportive policies, but these policies are inconsistent in their availability and practice. This commentary presents evidence for inconsistencies in the day-to-day experience of female faculty members, and proposes solutions for the mitigation of the challenges experienced more often by female faculty members with the goal of diversifying and strengthening academic medicine.

scholarly journals An Examination to Measure the Satisfaction Level of Faculty towards Work Life Balance Practices of Private and Public Universities of Delhi/NCR Region

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3S3) ◽  
pp. 57-64
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Private Universities ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Female Faculty ◽  
Satisfaction Level ◽  
Life Balance

Study aims to measure the satisfaction level of the Female Faculty towards the work life balance practices prevailing in their universities. Researcher has used both the primary and secondary data. Secondary data related to the work life balance studies, higher education system of India, universities and its types, and knowledge about the research methodology, has been used in the study. Primary data is collected in the form of perception of female faculty members towards the work life balance in public and private universities of Delhi/NCR. Total sample size was 602 female faculty members. It was found that in public universities, majority of the female faculty were found to be satisfied towards all the work life balance practices except; Facility of yoga and other clubs to cope up stress and career break for the specific purpose such as for higher education. In private universities, majority of the female faculty were found to be dissatisfied towards all the work life balance practices. Hence, female faculty working in public universities were found to be more satisfied than female faculty working in private universities.

scholarly journals An Examination to Measure the Work Life Balance among Female Faculty Working In Private and Public Universities of Delhi/NCR Region

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3S3) ◽  
pp. 70-76
Keyword(s):  
Public Universities ◽  
Private Universities ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Female Faculty ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Private And Public

The study aims to find out the differences in work life balance among Female Faculty working in public and private universities of Delhi/NCR. Researcher has framed an instrument to measure the work life balance among female faculty based on review of literature that was used to collect primary data. Method of data collection was personal and face to face interaction with faculty members. Total sample size of the study was 602 female faculty members. It was found from the study that that the female faculties working in the public universities are more balanced in their work and personal life while, the female faculties working in private universities were found to be less balanced towards their work and life.

Barriers Pushed Aside: Insights on Career and Family Success from Women Leaders in Academic Otolaryngology

2019 ◽  
Vol 161 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanya K. Meyer ◽  
Regan Bergmark ◽  
Marcy Zatz ◽  
Maya G. Sardesai ◽  
Jamie R. Litvack ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Medicine ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Scholarly Activity ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Barriers To Advancement ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Conflicting Demands ◽  
Successful Women

Objective Although the literature adequately identifies the current gender inequality that exists in academic otolaryngology and describes the barriers to advancement of women in academic medicine, there is little information regarding the daily details of how successful women in academic otolaryngology achieve work-life balance. This study was designed to better understand how women in academic otolaryngology achieve work-life balance while negotiating family and childrearing commitments, clinical workload, and scholarly activity, as well as to highlight coping strategies and behaviors that women have used to achieve these successes. Study Design Qualitative research design. Methods Thirteen successful women in academic otolaryngology with children were recruited using a networking/snowball sampling methodology to participate in a semistructured qualitative interview about the daily process of work-life balance in an academic otolaryngology practice. A focus group of 7 additional participants was held to validate critical topics/themes. Results Four broad categories of findings emerged from the study: (1) participants’ strong commitment to academic medicine, (2) the fluid/elusive nature of work-life balance, (3) specific approaches to successfully managing home life, and (4) insights related to achieving psychoemotional health. Conclusions The conflicting demands between home and professional life are one of the barriers to recruiting, promoting, and retaining women in academic otolaryngology. Fostering a better environment for work-life balance is critical to promote the advancement of women in otolaryngology and otolaryngology leadership.

scholarly journals Differences in Work/life Balance and Stress at Work Between Male and Female Academic Librarians

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 188-190
Author(s):  
Alisa Howlett
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Academic Librarians ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Stress At Work ◽  
Personal Fulfillment

A Review of: Galbraith, Q., Fry, L., and Garrison, M. (2016). The Impact of Faculty Status and Gender on Employee Well-being in Academic Libraries. College & Research Libraries, 77(1), 71-86. https://doi.org/10.5860/crl.77.1.71 Abstract Objective – To measure job satisfaction, personal fulfilment, work/life balance, and stress levels of male and female academic librarians. Design – Survey. Setting – ARL institutions. Subjects – Male and female librarians who work in ARL institutions. Methods – The survey was emailed to deans of 110 ARL libraries for completion by professional librarians. Participants were asked to rate their work/life balance, job satisfaction, stress at work, and personal fulfillment on Likert scales (1 low -7 high). Overall, 846 librarians from 25 ARL libraries responded to the survey. In total, 719 valid responses were analysed using a 2-tailed 2-sample t-test and multiple linear regression to explore variables. Main Results – Results of this study indicate that differences exist between male and female librarians’ well-being in academic libraries. Differences in work/life balance and stress at work were most significant. However, at non-faculty institutions this difference was smaller between male and female librarians than faculty institutions. Hours worked per week and the number of years worked at the library were found to have a statistically significant impact on work/life balance. Data analysis also suggested that there is no association between gender and job satisfaction and personal fulfillment. Tenure at faculty institutions also did not have a statistically significant impact on job satisfaction. Conclusion – The study concluded that support for workplace flexibility and well-being may make the most difference in reducing stress and promoting work/life balance by librarians at ARL institutions.

scholarly journals Work–Life Balance in Academic Medicine: Narratives of Physician-Researchers and Their Mentors

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (12) ◽  
pp. 1596-1603 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin A. Strong ◽  
Rochelle De Castro ◽  
Dana Sambuco ◽  
Abigail Stewart ◽  
Peter A. Ubel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Medicine ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance

scholarly journals The Impact of Faculty Status and Gender on Employee Well-being in Academic Libraries

2016 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quinn Galbraith ◽  
Leanna Fry ◽  
Melissa Garrison
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Faculty Status ◽  
Personal Fulfillment

This study measures job satisfaction, personal fulfillment, work/life balance, and stress levels of male and female librarians. Researchers surveyed 719 librarians at ARL institutions that either offer faculty status and tenure or offer neither. Females at libraries offering faculty status indicated poor work/life balance and high levels of stress compared to male colleagues and female librarians without faculty status; however, their reported job satisfaction was similar. Possible implications of the results are discussed.

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