Women GPs face higher risks of burnout, anxiety, depression and slower career progression than men GPs.

Patients value their care, often seeking women GPs out for specific conditions or needs. Sometimes these needs mean that women GPs spend longer with patients. This is both a strength, and it can also lead to increased workload and stress. These challenges carry implications for GPs, employers and patients.

Although more women are entering medicine worldwide, many are not thriving. Thriving is a positive psychological state shaped by individual and workplace factors. Little is known about what helps women GPs thrive in general practice.

Our review brings together a wide range of evidence to understand how, why, for whom and in what circumstances women GPs thrive at work. Drawing on academic literature, policy documents and guidelines, we map the relationships between workplace contexts, influences on behaviour, and outcomes - identifying the conditions needed to better recruit, support and retain women GPs. Importantly, we also show the conditions which undermine the ability to thrive too, and make recommendations on how to overcome these.

Enter our exhibition to explore what we found…