The feminisation of medical careers in Brazil and work-family conflict

This study focused on comparing gender-related perspectives on the occurrence of work-family conflicts and their antecedents in the context of Brazilian medical professionals’ careers. The results indicate that, the greater the stressors present at work or within the family, the greater the leve...

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Main Authors: Daniela Cristina Machado Tameirão, Simone Costa Nunes
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Language:English
Published: University of Algarve, ESGHT/CINTURS 2019-04-01
Series:Tourism & Management Studies
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Online Access:https://www.tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/1157/pdf_134
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description This study focused on comparing gender-related perspectives on the occurrence of work-family conflicts and their antecedents in the context of Brazilian medical professionals’ careers. The results indicate that, the greater the stressors present at work or within the family, the greater the level of conflict tends to be, but, the greater the social support in these two spheres, the lesser the conflict is likely to be. Stressors related to work are more significant than those related to the family, while social support at work contributes to diminishing stressors’ effects in both spheres. Even though women experience more stress at work on average and receive less social support, no significant gender-related differences exist in terms of work-family conflict. These findings contribute to a more accurate understanding of how best to minimise these conflicts and promote gender equality and medical workers’ wellbeing
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spelling doaj-art-2f7491ae94a24a7098ee63dc1fd0a40c2025-02-03T02:51:39ZengUniversity of Algarve, ESGHT/CINTURSTourism & Management Studies2182-84662019-04-01152475510.18089/tms.2019.150204The feminisation of medical careers in Brazil and work-family conflictDaniela Cristina Machado Tameirão 0Simone Costa Nunes1Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais and Faculdade Atenas Sete Lagoas, BrazilPontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, BrazilThis study focused on comparing gender-related perspectives on the occurrence of work-family conflicts and their antecedents in the context of Brazilian medical professionals’ careers. The results indicate that, the greater the stressors present at work or within the family, the greater the level of conflict tends to be, but, the greater the social support in these two spheres, the lesser the conflict is likely to be. Stressors related to work are more significant than those related to the family, while social support at work contributes to diminishing stressors’ effects in both spheres. Even though women experience more stress at work on average and receive less social support, no significant gender-related differences exist in terms of work-family conflict. These findings contribute to a more accurate understanding of how best to minimise these conflicts and promote gender equality and medical workers’ wellbeinghttps://www.tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/1157/pdf_134medical careerwork-family conflictsfamily-work conflictfemale medicalrole stressors
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female medical
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