Doctoring and parenting in a pandemic: Female physicians bore the brunt

 

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/934535

 News Release 12-Nov-2021
Peer-Reviewed Publication
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A new study shows just how much of a toll the pandemic has taken on physicians who have children at home – especially those who are mothers.

Not only did it disrupt the home and work lives of female physician-parents more often, but long-term data on their mental health shows a sizable gender gap erupted in their risk of depression and anxiety compared with their male counterparts.

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