To the Editor Knoll et al¹ explored the associations of gender and parenthood with conference attendance among early-career oncologists and found that female oncologists attend fewer conferences because of childcare responsibilities, namely, having children who required adult supervision. Career satisfaction was also notably lower in women compared with men.¹ In addition to childcare responsibilities, other factors may be associated with this disparity. First, there is a growing trend for increasing the number of female physicians; however, women are underrepresented in leadership roles.²

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性别和亲子关系与会议出席率的其他因素

致编辑Knoll 等人¹探讨了性别和父母身份与早期肿瘤科医生参加会议的关系，发现女性肿瘤科医生参加会议的次数较少，因为他们有照顾孩子的责任，即需要成人监督的孩子。与男性相比，女性的职业满意度也显着降低。¹除了育儿责任外，其他因素可能与这种差异有关。一是女医师数量呈增长趋势；然而，妇女担任领导职务的人数不足。²