Abstract Background There is a lack of information regarding the provision of parental leave for surgical careers. This survey study aims to evaluate the experience of maternity/paternity leave and views on work–life balance globally. Methods A 55-item online survey in 24 languages was distributed via social media as per CHERRIES guideline from February to March 2020. It explored parental leave entitlements, attitude towards leave taking, financial impact, time spent with children and compatibility of parenthood with surgical career. Results Of the 1393 (male : female, 514 : 829) respondents from 65 countries, there were 479 medical students, 349 surgical trainees and 513 consultants. Consultants had less than the recommended duration of maternity leave (43.8 versus 29.1 per cent), no paid maternity (8.3 versus 3.2 per cent) or paternity leave (19.3 versus 11.0 per cent) compared with trainees. Females were less likely to have children than males (36.8 versus 45.6 per cent, P = 0.010) and were more often told surgery is incompatible with parenthood (80.2 versus 59.5 per cent, P < 0.001). Males spent less than 20 per cent of their salary on childcare and fewer than 30 hours/week with their children. More than half (59.2 per cent) of medical students did not believe a surgical career allowed work–life balance. Conclusion Surgeons across the globe had inadequate parental leave. Significant gender disparity was seen in multiple aspects.

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外科职业中的全球育儿假：根据性别、地理区域和外科职业阶段的差异

摘要 背景缺乏有关为外科职业提供育儿假的信息。这项调查研究旨在评估全球产假/陪产假的经历以及对工作与生活平衡的看法。 方法2020 年 2 月至 3 月，根据 CHERRIES 指南，通过社交媒体发布了 24 种语言的 55 项在线调查。调查探讨了育儿假权利、对休假的态度、财务影响、与孩子相处的时间以及为人父母与外科职业的兼容性。 结果来自 65 个国家的 1393 名受访者（男：女，514：829）中，有 479 名医学生、349 名外科实习生和 513 名顾问。与实习生相比，顾问的产假时间少于建议的时间（43.8％对29.1％），没有带薪产假（8.3％对3.2％）或陪产假（19.3％对11.0％）。女性生育孩子的可能性低于男性（36.8% vs 45.6%，P = 0.010），并且更常被告知手术与生育不相容（80.2% vs 59.5%，P < 0.001）。男性花在育儿上的费用不到工资的 20%，每周花在孩子身上的时间不到 30 个小时。超过一半（59.2%）的医学生认为外科职业无法实现工作与生活的平衡。 结论全球各地的外科医生都没有足够的育儿假。显着的性别差异体现在多个​​方面。