Many congratulations for the
2008 ACP Japan Chapter Meeting
Tokyo, Japan, April 12, ‘08
Atsuko HESHIKI, M.D., Ph.D.
President, MWIA
Empowering Women Physicians;
improving working conditions
&
enhancing leader
Leadership in the advanced and
highly specialized field
MWIA
M
edical
W
omen’s
I
nternational
A
ssociation
Founded in 1919
By 3 American Women Physicians
In New York
86 member countries with 100, 000 members
NGO of WHO and UN
Scenario of my Talk
1. Where are we standing
2. My personal career
3. What are we doing
4. My expectation and Outcome
1. Where are we standing
1.
Newly Licensed Women Physicians
2. Uneven Distribution
3. Women Physicians in Academia
4. Women Physicians in Medical Society
Newly Licensed Women Physicians
(%)
Women Physician in Recent Years
Total number
2004
42410
2008
52514
Under age 29
2004
9164
2008 19250
Age distribution in OB-GYN
医学界新聞
‘
07
倉智博久教授
Women Physicians in Academia
(
2005
)
Clinical
Medicine
Basic & Social
Science
Professor
44
41
Associate
Professor
53
87
Women Physicians in Academia
(2005)
,
(2003)
Clinical
Medicine
Basic & Social
Science
Professor
44
52
41
32
Associate
Professor
53
73
87
64
Women Physician’s in Medical Society
Percentage of Women
members
above 30%
1. Ophthalmology
2. Dermatology
3. Hospital Management
4. Pediatric Neurology
5. Hematology ( transfusion )
6. Pediatrics
.
.
15. Radiology 15.9%
Executive Board and Board Members
in Medical Society
Extremely Limited !
Executive Board members in
Medical Society
Ophthalmology
5 males and 2 females
Japan Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
17
males and 3 females
Board members in Medical Society
male female
Medical education 18 2
Anatomy 12 1
Nuclear Medicine 17 1
Ophthalmology 7 1
Infectious Disease 13 1
Plastic surgery 13 1
Public health 27 3
2. My career
Professor and Chair of Radiology ( 1987-2006)
Associate Professor ( 1974)
Assistant Professor
Resident
Intern
Intern
Medical Student ( graduated in 1964 )
Suggestions for your future career
1.Your philosophy
your scenario
your will
strong decision making
your commitment
2. Mentor
3. Role Model
4. Working Environment
Requests to improve your career(%)
from questionnaires of JMWA ( 03)
female
(
male
)
Child care facility
63.4
(
21.0
)
Clarification of working condition
50.5
(
65.1
)
Mental innovation of the environment
38.7
(
51.6
)
Clarification of the status
27.2
(
46.8
)
Information networking 26.5
(
25.8
)
3. What are we doing?
Gender Equality Bureau Cabinet Office
男女共同参画推進連絡会議
http://www.gender.go.jp/
Strategies of the Cabinet Office
1. Work-life Balance
2. Promotion of Work-life Balance
3. Evaluation of the Outcome.
(1)
Seminars
“ career design seminar for future
women physician” Dec. 9, 2007
* presentation by accomplished women physicians
* emphasized the value of coordinator physician
(2)Implementation of the Office
at University Hospitals and Hospitals
to promote women physician to continue
her career.
Women physicians are appointed as the chief
or the director.
(3) Fund and Grant
Ministry of Education and Science
Promote the Support of Women Physicians
Tokyo Women’s Medical University headed by Prof.
Dr. Kayoko Saito.
* received fund from 2006 for 3 year period
* re-education, support during child care,
improve working environment,
and continuous education
(4)
“
Women Physician’s Bank
”
Initiated by Ministry of Health and Labor
Conducted by Japan Medical Association
Job offering 1340
Job seeking
278
matched 60
by Feb. 29, 2008
4.
Outcome and Expectation
The Johns Hopkins Hospital Appointed Women
Surgical Chair, 2007 in over 100 years history
yet
“Women Leaves Science due to Family Obligation
and Lack of Confidence”
from
RSNA News ’08
RSNANEWS. ORG
even
at UN
HDI( Human Development Index)
Normalized Measure of
Life expectancy
Literacy
Education
Standard of Living
GDP per capita
Well-being
Child welfare
Economic policies
on quality of life
GEM
(Gender Empowerment Measure)
Measurement of inequality between men’s and
women’s opportunities in a country:
1. political participation and decision
making
2. economic participation and decision
making
3. power over economic resources
GEM
No. 1 Norway 0.932
No.10 USA 0.808
No.42 Japan 0.557
Outcome and Expectation
Still a long way to go
Effort!
Effort with strong Will !
I will not say I
fight
against……
Thank you for your attention
Good Luck for your future Career