Obstacles and Opportunities of Pursuing a Career of a Surgeon for a Female Physician in Kazakhstan: A Qualitative Research Study
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Date
2018-05
Authors
Zhumagali, Yenglik
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Nazarbayev University School of Medicine
Abstract
An important factor to consider the effectiveness of a healthcare workforce is a gender balance. A gender imbalance in an organizational structure can lead to poor performance of a health service organization. Determinants of women being underrepresented in a health service organization are discrimination, sexism, stereotyping, glass ceiling phenomenon, and inability to manage job and family. Though Kazakhstan is considered to be rated highly for human development, women are underrepresented in such medical specialties as surgery. To our knowledge, there have been no studies conducted on obstacles and opportunities for careers of women in medicine, specifically in surgery, in Kazakhstan.
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gender discrimination, social stigma, Qualitative research methods