Return to work after parenting in thoracic surgery: a call to action
This survey study identified main challenges to return to surgical work after parental leaves. Lack of structural or system-level support and limited resources for childcare and breastfeeding were considerably affecting women surgeons. Institutional initiatives for new parents and breast-feeding colleagues are crucial for supporting a diverse workforce, and any kind of discrimination derived from parental leaves should not be tolerated.
Authors
- Niek Hugen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2157-1561)
- Mara B. Antonoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6247-9537)
- Nuria Novoa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0124-6347)
- Cecilia Pompili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6746-5441)
- Agathe Seguin‐Givelet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2906-4433)
- Shanda H. Blackmon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3639-9941)
- Maria Teresa Ruiz Tsukazan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4106-2681)
- Isabelle Opitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5900-9040)
- R. C. T. da Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5177-5701)
Institutions
- University of Leeds (GB)
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- University of Hull (GB)
- Hospital de São João (PT)
- CHU Ambroise Paré (BE)
- Hospital Moinhos de Vento (BR)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- Lung Institute (US)
- Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda (ES)
- Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo (PT)
- Hôpital Ambroise-Paré (FR)
- Clinique Hartmann (FR)
- Rijnstate Hospital (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2024-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivae196
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.79
Funders
- Medela