Many congratulations for the 2008 ACP Japan Chapter Meeting

Tokyo, Japan, April 12, ‘08

Atsuko HESHIKI, M.D., Ph.D.

　　 President, MWIA

Empowering Women Physicians;

　 improving working conditions 　　　　　　　　　 & 　　　　　 enhancing leader

Leadership in the advanced and highly specialized field

MWIA Medical Women’s International Association Founded in 1919 By 3 American Women Physicians In New York

86 member countries with 100, 000 membersNGO of WHO and UN

Scenario of my Talk

1. Where are we standing

2. My personal career

3. What are we doing

4. My expectation and Outcome

1. Where are we standing

1. Newly Licensed Women Physicians

2. Uneven Distribution

3. Women Physicians in Academia

4. Women Physicians in Medical Society

Newly Licensed Women Physicians (%)

2929.530

30.531

31.532

32.533

33.534

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Women Physician in Recent Years

Total number 　 2004 　 42410

　　　　　 2008 　 52514Under age 29

　　　　　 2004 　　 9164

　　　　　 2008 19250

Age distribution in OB-GYN

医学界新聞　‘０７倉智博久教授

Women Physicians in Academia (2005)

Clinical Medicine

Basic & Social Science

Professor 44 41

Associate Professor

53 87

Women Physicians in Academia (2005) ， (2003)

Clinical Medicine

Basic & Social Science

Professor 44　　　52

41　　 32

Associate Professor

53　　 73

87　　　64

Women Physician’s in Medical Society Percentage of Women members

above 30%　　　 1. Ophthalmology 2. Dermatology 3. Hospital Management 4. Pediatric Neurology 5. Hematology ( transfusion ) 6. Pediatrics . . 15. Radiology 15.9%

Executive Board and Board Members 　　　　　　　　　　 in Medical Society

　　　　　　 Extremely Limited !

Executive Board members in Medical Society

Ophthalmology

5 males and 2 females

Japan Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

17 　 males and 3 females

Board members in Medical Society

male femaleMedical education 18 2Anatomy 12 1Nuclear Medicine 17 1Ophthalmology 7 1Infectious Disease 13 1Plastic surgery 13 1Public health 27 3

2. My career Professor and Chair of Radiology ( 1987-2006)

Associate Professor ( 1974)

Assistant Professor

Resident

Intern

Intern

Medical Student ( graduated in 1964 )

Suggestions for your future career

1.Your philosophy

your scenario

your will

strong decision making

your commitment

2. Mentor

3. Role Model

4. Working Environment

Requests to improve your career(%) from questionnaires of JMWA ( 03) 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 female 　

（ male ） Child care facility 　 63.4 　　　　　（ 21.0 ） Clarification of working condition 　 50.5 （ 65.1 ） Mental innovation of the environment 　　 38.7 　 （ 51.6 ） Clarification of the status 　 27.2 （ 46.8 ） Information networking 26.5 　　　　 （ 25.8 ）

　

3. What are we doing?

Gender Equality Bureau Cabinet Office

男女共同参画推進連絡会議　　 http://www.gender.go.jp/

Strategies of the Cabinet Office

1. Work-life Balance

2. Promotion of Work-life Balance

3. Evaluation of the Outcome.

(1) Seminars

“ career design seminar for future women physician” Dec. 9, 2007

* presentation by accomplished women physicians * emphasized the value of coordinator physician

(2)Implementation of the Office

at University Hospitals and Hospitals

to promote women physician to continue

her career.

Women physicians are appointed as the chief or the director.

(3) Fund and GrantMinistry of Education and SciencePromote the Support of Women Physicians

Tokyo Women’s Medical University headed by Prof. Dr. Kayoko Saito.

* received fund from 2006 for 3 year period

* re-education, support during child care,

improve working environment,

and continuous education

(4) “ Women Physician’s Bank”

Initiated by Ministry of Health and Labor Conducted by Japan Medical Association

　 Job offering 1340 Job seeking 　 278 matched 60 by Feb. 29, 2008

４． Outcome and ExpectationThe Johns Hopkins Hospital Appointed Women

Surgical Chair, 2007 in over 100 years history yet“Women Leaves Science due to Family Obligation

and Lack of Confidence” from RSNA News ’08 RSNANEWS. ORG

even at UN

HDI( Human Development Index)

Normalized Measure of

Life expectancy

Literacy

Education

Standard of Living

GDP per capita

Well-beingChild welfare

Economic policies on quality of life

GEM (Gender Empowerment Measure)

Measurement of inequality between men’s and women’s opportunities in a country:

1. political participation and decision making

2. economic participation and decision

making

3. power over economic resources

GEM

No. 1 Norway 0.932

No.10 USA 0.808

No.42 Japan 0.557

Outcome and Expectation

Still a long way to go

Effort!

Effort with strong Will !

I will not say I fight against……

Thank you for your attentionGood Luck for your future Career