Women streaming into medicine, but avoiding surgery; Majority of first-year medical students in Canada are female
The Province
March 17, 2008
By: Maria Kubacki

In the future, chances are you will have a female doctor -- unless you need a hip replacement, a triple bypass or brain surgery.

Women are streaming into Canadian medical schools and are poised to dominate fields such as family medicine, psychiatry and obstetrics/gynecology. …

Day says women want a family-friendly career. "We shouldn't be afraid to discuss reality."

According to a 2002 Canadian Medical Association survey, the average female doctor spends 41 hours on child care and 13 hours on household chores each week, while male doctors spend just 15 hours on child care and eight hours per week on household tasks….