Items | Initial Construct | Revised Construct |
1) Family responsibilities | Family | Family |
2) Childcare responsibilities | Family | Family |
3) Balancing family life with work | Family | Family |
4) Lack of financial reward | Work | Family |
5) Lack of adequate income | Work | Family |
6) Male dominance in the field | Work | Interpersonal |
7) Gender discrimination | Work | Interpersonal |
8) Male colleague attitude towards a female dentist | Work | Interpersonal |
9) Patient attitude towards a female dentist | Work | Interpersonal |
10) Inability to pursue post graduate education | Work | Environmental |
11) Lack of dental facilities | Work | Environmental |
12) Lack of leadership positions and promotion opportunities | Work | Environmental |
13) Lack of effective mentoring | Work | Environmental |
14) Lack of female role models | Work | Environmental |
15) Lack of family-friendly policies in my institution) | Work | Social |
16) Cultural stereotypes against women | Social | Social |
17) My country’s customs and traditions | Social | Social |
18) Societal beliefs that women have greater responsibility for their children | Social | Social |
19) The traditional attitude of women as the weaker gender | Social | Social |
20) Lack of safe public transportation | Transportation | Environmental |
21) The geographical location of my workplace | Transportation | Environmental |
22) Ban on women driving | Transportation | Environmental |