[Work Style Reform] Number of Female Doctors Exceeds 80,000 for the First Time, Reaching Approximately 24% of the Total as of the End of 2022 [Overtime Work Hour Cap Regulation]

"The number of female doctors has exceeded 80,000 for the first time, reaching 23.6% of the total as of the end of 2022... and is expected to continue to increase in the future."

I read this news.

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Starting in April 2024, regulations on the upper limit of overtime work hours will begin, and while the construction industry is one thing, many people may have felt a sense of discomfort that it also applies to doctors.

However, considering the title of this article, I think you will agree that its application to doctors is also necessary.

It may not be exploitation of passion, but the profession of a doctor is one that is directly linked to human life, and it is a profession that exhausts both the mind and body due to the pressure generated by the work.

Nevertheless, while it is subtle whether it can be called exploitation of passion, there are not a few people whose working conditions have deteriorated due to expectations and impositions from those around them.

The fact that a doctor's condition is not good increases the possibility of disadvantages for us as patients, such as an increased possibility of diagnostic errors or sloppy surgical procedures.

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"But aren't doctors paid well for that?"

There may be such a point, but if you look at hospitals objectively in terms of management and work style reform, the high salary is by no means at an abnormal level compared to the work, and I would not want to become a doctor.

Honestly, if the current situation where sufficient leave cannot be taken continues, it is obvious that the number of people aiming to become doctors and those continuing to work as doctors will decrease rapidly.

Arguments based on gender, such as "because you are a man" or "because you are a woman," tend to be theoretical, but in the current hospital industry, it has become a business model that has no choice but to rely on "long working hours of male doctors (relying on/taking advantage of each individual's sense of responsibility, etc.)".

I hope that the fact that about one-fourth of doctors are women will be a catalyst for changing such bad customs.

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