Results published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery found a relationship between career burnout and barriers to gender equity, with 50.5% of Canadian female orthopedic surgeons reporting career burnout.
Using the Gender Bias Scale (GBS) questionnaire, Laurie A. Hiemstra, MD, PhD, FRCSC, and colleagues electronically surveyed 330 Canadian female orthopedic surgeons about career burnout, job satisfaction and their role in the workplace.
Among the 218 respondents, 77.1% reported that they were satisfied with their job and 66.1% reported being satisfied with their role in the workplace;