Responses to questionnaire sent to 44 female specialist registrars (SpRs), of whom 24 (55%) responded
| Appointed ⩾2000 | 13 (57%) |
| Flexible training (<10 sessions/week) | 3 (13%) |
| Considering changing to part time contract | 4 (20%) |
| Why part time or considering changing? | |
| Children | 6 (86%) |
| Other | 1 (14%) |
| Part time training encouraged? | |
| Yes | 3 (13%) |
| No | 20 (83%) |
| Uncertain | 1 (4%) |
| Are you considering working part time as a consultant? | |
| Yes | 20 (83%) |
| No | 4 (17%) |
| Subspecialty aspirations | |
| Intervention | 13 (54%) |
| Electrophysiology/pacing | 4 (17%) |
| Non-invasive imaging | 12 (50%) |
| Heart failure | 8 (33%) |
| Grown up congenital heart disease | 5 (21%) |
| Have you had to change subspecialty aspirations? | |
| Yes | 6 (25%) |
| No | 16 (67%) |
| Uncertain | 2 (8%) |
| Have you encountered gender based bias at work? | |
| Yes | 10 (42%) |
| No | 14 (58%) |
| Are career prospects for female specialist registrars comparable with those for male specialist registrars? | |
| Comparable | 13 (54%) |
| Worse | 10 (42%) |
| No response | 1 (4%) |
| Would you recommend cardiology to a female senior house officer? | |
| Yes | 30 (92%) |
| No | 1 (4%) |
| No response | 1 (4%) |