Gender Difference and Job Satisfaction Among Resident Physicians

Background Over time, women have been more prevalent in the health sector. Work-related experiences, like work-life balance and job satisfaction, have been related to gender. This research aimed to evaluate the effect of gender difference on job satisfaction and to determine other factors, contribute to job satisfaction among resident physicians at Zagazig university hospitals. Methods A comparative-cross sectional research has been performed out at different departments in Zagazig University hospitals on 142 resident physicians. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to gather their demographic information, like age, gender, number of kids, marital status, educational level, professional title, department (specialty), average monthly income, average working hours per week. Job satisfaction has been measured through the short version of the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ). Results The outcomes showed that 64.8% of the participants showed average degree of satisfaction while only 15.5 % showed high satisfaction. Females have significant high job satisfaction compared to their male colleagues. Not married participants had higher job satisfaction than other participants. It was found that 54.5% of residents working 81-120 hours per week had low job satisfaction. Residents working in departments with 24 hours emergency shifts had significant low job satisfaction. 66.2% of the participant perceive low level of gender discrimination. 77.3% of participants with high job satisfaction perceive low gender discrimination while 4.5% perceive high gender discrimination Conclusion The gender discrimination score was significantly higher in females than males. The perception of gender discrimination was significantly related to job satisfaction.