Background: A frequently cited challenge to parenting as a clinician relates to family leave policies. Taking parental leave may negatively affect clinicians’ income, research, career, and relationships with colleagues. Parental leave policies may be unfair, vague, or poorly communicated. We sought to describe the parental leave experiences and approaches used to support parental leave and [...]

Background: With gender inequalities decreasing in the Western Hemisphere, the number of women physicians has increased. However, women are not equally represented in leadership roles in academic medicine. One heoryabstract?te referenc es  isubmissionseukocytosiser’petition were selected. ors than female mentors. l then be determined iOOn theory in literature to explain this discrepancy is that women have [...]

Background: The benefits of breastfeeding for infants and women are well established with the recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics to breastfeed for at least 1 year. However, balancing clinical responsibilities with the mental, physical, and time load for breastfeeding physician mothers returning from parental leave proves extremely difficult and contributes to gender disparities [...]