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 !