Table 2. Perception of doctors regarding gender equality between doctors who are of similar nationality, qualifications, professional level, competence, and years of experience at King Khalid University Hospital.
| Gender | Total | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | |||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Salaries are equivalent | ||||
| Agree | 90 (69.8) | 134 (76.6) | 224 (73.7) | 0.412† |
| Neutral or Uncertain | 23 (17.8) | 24 (13.7) | 47 (15.5) | |
| Disagree | 16 (12.4) | 17 (9.7) | 33 (10.9) | |
| Total | 129 (100) | 175 (100) | 304 (100) | |
| Hospital benefits are equivalent | ||||
| Agree | 71 (55) | 118 (67.4) | 189 (62.2) | 0.061† |
| Neutral or Uncertain | 27 (20.9) | 22 (12.6) | 49 (16.1) | |
| Disagree | 31 (24) | 35 (20) | 66 (21.7) | |
| Total | 129 (100) | 175 (100) | 304 (100) | |
| Duty hours are equivalent | ||||
| Agree | 103 (80.5) | 122 (69.7) | 225 (74.3) | 0.101† |
| Neutral or Uncertain | 10 (7.8) | 19 (10.9) | 29 (9.6) | |
| Disagree | 15 (11.7) | 34 (19.4) | 49 (16.2) | |
| Total | 128 (100) | 175 (100) | 303 (100) | |
| There is equal opportunity for entering any field of Medicine/Pediatrics | ||||
| Agree | 82 (63.6) | 126 (72) | 208 (68.4) | 0.207† |
| Neutral or Uncertain | 27 (20.9) | 24 (13.7) | 51 (16.8) | |
| Disagree | 20 (15.5) | 25 (14.3) | 45 (14.8) | |
| Total | 129 (100) | 175 (100) | 304 (100) | |
| There is equal opportunity for entering any field of Surgery | ||||
| Agree | 39 (30.5) | 74 (42.3) | 113 (37.3) | 0.091† |
| Neutral or Uncertain | 34 (26.6) | 43 (24.6) | 77 (25.4) | |
| Disagree | 55 (43) | 58 (33.1) | 113 (37.3) | |
| Total | 128 (100) | 175 (100) | 303 (100) | |
| Female doctors should have less duty hours than their male counterparts | ||||
| Agree | 35 (27.1) | 26 (14.9) | 61 (20.1) | 0.003*† |
| Neutral or Uncertain | 16 (12.4) | 12 (6.9) | 28 (9.2) | |
| Disagree | 78 (60.5) | 137 (78.3) | 215 (70.7) | |
| Total | 129 (100) | 175 (100) | 304 (100) | |
| There is equal opportunity for promotion | ||||
| Agree | 59 (45.7) | 116 (66.3) | 175 (57.6) | 0.002*† |
| Neutral or Uncertain | 35 (27.1) | 29 (16.6) | 64 (21.1) | |
| Disagree | 35 (27.1) | 30 (17.1) | 65 (21.4) | |
| Total | 129 (100) | 175 (100) | 304 (100) | |
| There is favoritism by male supervisors towards females in performance evaluations, grades and promotions | ||||
| Agree | 16 (12.4) | 101 (57.7) | 117 (38.5) | 0.000**† |
| Neutral or Uncertain | 37 (28.7) | 44 (25.1) | 81 (26.6) | |
| Disagree | 76 (58.9) | 30 (17.1) | 106 (34.9) | |
| Total | 129 (100) | 175 (100) | 304 (100) | |
*P-value<0.05
**P-value<0.0001
†Chi-square test