New research by the Melbourne Institute indicates the take home pay of female doctors with children is being dwarfed?by the earnings?of male GPs who choose to have kids, prompting calls for greater workplace flexibility.
The study by health economist Professor Tony Scott found male?GPs?with kids earn up to $105,000 a year more than their female counterparts.
The research finds?women with kids work fewer hours, but also that ?doctor dads? work longer and harder.
?Male?GPs?with children seem to work longer hours in order to be the responsible ?breadwinner? as their partners take time off,??Professor?Scott said.
?This behaviour change?increases?the?gap in earnings between male and female doctors.?
The study also found female GPs who have kids earn up to $25,000 less than childless female doctors.
They also earn significantly less than male GPs without children.
?As more women become doctors, the impact of this on access to health care and health care costs is important for medical workforce policy,?Professor?Scott said.
?To maintain the participation of women in the medical workforce, medical training programs and medical jobs need to be made more flexible.?
The research is based?on the experiences of 3,618 GPs?surveyed?between 2008 ? 2009 as part of the Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life (MABEL) panel survey.
Source: http://benews.unimelb.edu.au/2012/gp-mums-100000-p-a-worse-off-than-men/
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