Table 2.
Positive Actions to Promote Gender Equality for Women
| Question and answers, n (%) | All respondents (n = 262) |
Women* (n = 141) |
Men* (n = 115) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Do you agree with positive action to enforce the role of women in neuro-oncology? | |||
| Not at all | 5 (1.9%) | 2 (1.4%) | 3 (2.6%) |
| A little | 15 (5.7%) | 9 (6.4%) | 6 (5.2%) |
| Neutral | 61 (23.3%) | 25 (17.7%) | 34 (29.6%) |
| Quite a bit | 60 (22.9%) | 31 (22.0%) | 28 (24.3%) |
| Very much | 120 (45.8%) | 74 (52.2%) | 43 (37.4%) |
| Missing | 1 (0.4%) | – | 1 (0.9%) |
| When a gender balance issue has been identified, do you believe that the gender balance should be addressed‡: | |||
| Immediately | 121 (46.2%) | 68 (48.2%) | 50 (43.5%) |
| Within 1–5 years | 77 (29.4%) | 48 (34.0%) | 28 (24.3%) |
| Within 6–10 years | 9 (3.4%) | 6 (4.3%) | 2 (1.7%) |
| No opinion | 54 (20.6%) | 19 (13.5%) | 34 (29.6%) |
| Missing | 1 (0.4%) | - | 1 (0.9%) |
| Do you agree that higher positions with responsibilities should be fulfilled only by people who work full-time? | |||
| Not at all | 112 (42.7%) | 68 (48.2%) | 42 (36.5%) |
| A little | 32 (12.2%) | 20 (14.2%) | 12 (10.4%) |
| Neutral | 37 (14.1%) | 16 (11.3%) | 19 (16.5%) |
| Quite a bit | 46 (17.6%) | 22 (15.6%) | 23 (20.0%) |
| Very much | 34 (13.0%) | 15 (10.6%) | 18 (15.7%) |
| Missing | 1 (0.4%) | - | 1 (0.9%) |
| Do you agree that women only should be considered for certain roles until the optimal gender balance has been reached? | |||
| Not at all | 146 (55.7%) | 69 (48.9%) | 73 (63.5%) |
| A little | 3 (11.5%) | 20 (14.2%) | 10 (8.7%) |
| Neutral | 58 (22.1%) | 34 (24.1%) | 22 (19.1%) |
| Quite a bit | 18 (6.9%) | 12 (8.5%) | 6 (5.2%) |
| Very much | 10 (3.8%) | 6 (4.3%) | 4 (3.5%) |
| Which roles would this be appropriate for? | |||
| Department chair | 109 (41.6%) | 65 (46.1%) | 41 (35.7%) |
| Assistant or associate professor | 98 (37.4%) | 56 (39.7%) | 40 (34.8%) |
| Senior physician | 80 (30.5%) | 41 (29.1%) | 37 (32.2%) |
| Medical student | 27 (10.3%) | 10 (7.1%) | 15 (13.0%) |
| Do you agree that women with an inferior CV quality for a specific position should be given a position when gender balance needs to be reached? | |||
| Not at all | 172 (65.6%) | 91 (64.5%) | 79 (68.7%) |
| A little | 41 (15.6%) | 21 (14.9%) | 17 (14.8%) |
| Neutral | 37 (14.1%) | 22 (15.6%) | 14 (12.2%) |
| Quite a bit | 8 (3.1%) | 4 (2.8%) | 4 (3.5%) |
| Very much | 3 (1.1%) | 2 (1.4%) | 1 (0.9%) |
| Missing | 1 (0.4%) | 1 (0.7%) | - |
| Do you agree that women with an equivalent CV quality for a specific position should be given a position when gender balance needs to be reached? | |||
| Not at all | 27 (10.3%) | 11 (7.8%) | 16 (13.9%) |
| A little | 31 (11.8%) | 20 (14.2%) | 9 (7.8%) |
| Neutral | 40 (15.3%) | 19 (13.5%) | 19 (16.5%) |
| Quite a bit | 75 (28.6%) | 39 (27.7%) | 35 (30.4%) |
| Very much | 87 (33.2%) | 52 (36.9%) | 34 (29.6%) |
| Missing | 2 (0.8%) | - | 2 (1.7%) |
| Do you agree that women should be put under pressure to accept a position with a high level of responsibility if gender balance needs to be reached? | |||
| Not at all | 176 (67.2%) | 91 (64.5%) | 82 (71.3%) |
| A little | 21 (8.0%) | 14 (9.9%) | 5 (4.3%) |
| Neutral | 32 (12.2%) | 16 (11.3%) | 16 (13.9%) |
| Quite a bit | 19 (7.3%) | 11 (7.8%) | 8 (7.0%) |
| Very much | 10 (3.8%) | 7 (5.0%) | 2 (1.7%) |
| Missing | 4 (4.5%) | 2 (1.4%) | 2 (1.7%) |
| Do you agree that there is a risk of limiting career opportunities for women by developing special gender equality rules? | |||
| Not at all | 78 (29.8%) | 46 (32.6%) | 31 (27.0%) |
| A little | 53 (20.2%) | 26 (18.4%) | 26 (22.6%) |
| Neutral | 75 (28.6%) | 43 (30.5%) | 30 (20.6%) |
| Quite a bit | 30 (11.5%) | 13 (9.2%) | 17 (14.8%) |
| Very much | 21 (8.0%) | 10 (7.1%) | 9 (7.8%) |
| Missing | 5 (1.9%) | 3 (2.1%) | 2 (1.7%) |
| If in the future the balance would favor women at higher positions, would you agree to apply positive action for men?† | |||
| Not at all | 37 (14.1%) | 13 (9.2%) | 22 (19.1%) |
| A little | 38 (14.5%) | 17 (12.1%) | 20 (17.4%) |
| Neutral | 71 (27.1%) | 38 (27.0%) | 32 (27.8%) |
| Quite a bit | 66 (25.2%) | 45 (31.9%) | 20 (17.4%) |
| Very much | 46 (17.6%) | 26 (18.4%) | 19 (19.5%) |
| Missing | 4 (1.5%) | 2 (1.4%) | 2 (1.7%) |
*Sex was missing for 3 respondents and 3 other respondents did not disclose their sex. These respondents are not included in this analysis.
† P-value < .05.
‡ P-value < 0.01 (for the comparison between females and males).