Male vs. female physicians: work hours per week by activity Canada 2019 | Statista

This statistic shows the average weekly work hours of male vs. female physicians in Canada as of 2019, by activity. The data is based on the Physician Workforce Survey conducted by the Canadian Medical Association. Weekly average working hours of female physicians in the field of research were 1.2 hours compared to male physicians who spent 1.33 work hours in this activity.

Average weekly work hours of male vs. female physicians in Canada as of 2019, by activity*

Characteristic	Female	Male
Direct patient care without a teaching component	24.03	26.73
Direct patient care with a teaching component	5.57	6.71
Teaching/educating without direct patient care	1.36	1.33
Indirect patient care	8.57	6.15
Health facility committees	0.88	1.01
Administration	2.37	2.85
Research	1.2	1.33
Managing practice	1.33	1.54
CME/CPD	2.38	2.38
Other activities	0.5	0.55
Total hours	48.19	50.58

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2019

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Canada

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2019

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CMA members and non-members

Method of interview

Questionnaire

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* Excluding on-call duties.

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