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Transcript of Hong Kong Women Doctors Association Press Release 30/09/2007.
Hong Kong Women Doctors Association Press Release
香港女醫生協會 新聞發佈 30/09/2007
Hong Kong Women Doctors Association
Established in October, 2006 Set up by a group of female doctors Different specialties and vintage Both public and private sectors One of our mission: promote balanced
lifestyle of women doctors in Hong Kong
Family-friendly Employment Policies & Practices (FEPP) Policies & practices provided by employers to
help employees manage their family responsibilities & meet their needs at different life stages
Help men and women to balance their demands of work and family life
Allow time to pursue personal goals & objectives
FEPP Measures in Hong Kong Flexible working hours Part-time employment Compressed working week Family-care leave Paternity leave
Questionnaire on Flexible Employment & Working Hours for Doctors in the Public Sector
Current Affairs Committee
Hong Kong Women Doctors Association
1st-30th June, 2007
Background
Conducted Period: 1st to 30th June, 2007 Both male & female public doctors
Hospital Authority Department of Health The 2 University Medical Schools in HK
A total of 700 questionnaires were sent out A total of 304 questionnaires were returned
by mail (Response Rate 43%)
Results
Sex
MaleFemale
54.2% Female 45.8% Male
Age
24-3031-3536-4041-4546-5051-5556-60
21-30: 37.0% 31-35: 28.3% 36-40: 18.0% 41-45: 9.0% 46-50: 4.7% 51-55: 2.0% 56-60: 1.0%
Family Status
Lives aloneLives with family
89.0% lives with family
11.0%
Mode of Practice
97.0%
0.4%
2.3%
0.3%
Hospital Authority
Department ofHealth
Academic
Others
Current Post
3.0%
70.3%
16.3%
2.0%
7.7%
0.7% Intern
MO/Resident/RS
Senior MO/AssociateConsultant
AssistantProf/Associate Prof
Consultant/Professor
Others
Is your current working hour too demanding?
38.9%
24.3%
5.6%
2.3%
28.9%
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Stronglydisagree
Do you agree you are spending enough quality time with your fmaily & your closed ones?
10.0%
15.6%
43.2%
27.9%
3.3%
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Stronglydisagree
Current total no. of hours per week
7.0%
21.7%
35.3%
11.3%
24.7%
<45 hrs
45-55hrs
56-65hrs
66-75 hrs
>75hrs
Total Number of On-call Days per month(including overnight & PH)
11.3%5.0%
28.3%38.7%
11.7%5.0%
0 days
1-2 days
3-4 days
5-6 days
7-8 days
> 8 days
Views on Flexible Employment and Working Hours
Should doctors have the option to work part-time?
58.0%30.7%
8.0%
2.7%
0.6%
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
Do you agree to have the option to decide the amount of on-call ?
44.0%
37.3%
13.3%
3.7%
1.7%
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
StronglyDisagree
Should part-time training be an option in specialty training?
15.0%
33.7%
36.0%
2.6%12.7%
Strongly agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly disagree
The preferred part-time format if an option is available
41.5%
31.5%20.4%
5.2% 1.4%Weekdays only
3-4 days in a week
Half the number ofsessions per week
Weekends only
Nights only
Self-Evaluation
How much time are you willing to spend at work in the clinic or hospital?
9.0%
47.2%
1.0%
29.4%
8.4%
5.0%
25hrs/wk or less26-35hrs/wk36-45hrs/wk46-55hrs/wk56-65hrs/wk66hrs or more/wk
29.1%
5.6%
18.5%
7.7%
4.7%
34.4%Spending morequality time withFamily & FriendsLooking afterfamily & closedonesSelf-learning &Development
Developingpersonal hobbies
Health Reasons
Others
5 Main Reasons for Flexible Work Hours
Thank You !