""It feels like I'm constantly scheduling something for myself or my two young kids," one mom, Zoe, told ZocDoc about managing her family's healthcare. "There's always another check-up, sick visit, or school form to handle. I try to fit it in after school drop-off, between meetings, or at night when the kids go to bed-usually while I'm doing something else at the same time.""
"The report, which analyzes data from the company as well as from a national Censuswide survey of 1,000 U.S. adults, found that 52% of women manage someone else's healthcare when it comes to finding medical professionals, scheduling appointments, and coordinating care. And another staggering 29% of women manage the healthcare of three or more other people."
"When it comes to appointment scheduling, 76% of all appointments booked for someone else were made by women, and 82% of appointments booked for men by others were scheduled by women. For appointments for Gen A patients (kids under the age of 15), only 6% of appointments were booked by men."
Analysis of Zocdoc platform data and a national Censuswide survey of 1,000 U.S. adults shows that women shoulder most family healthcare planning, including finding providers, scheduling appointments, and coordinating care. Fifty-two percent of women manage someone else's healthcare and 29% manage healthcare for three or more people. Women booked 76% of appointments made for others and scheduled 82% of appointments for men; only 6% of appointments for children under 15 were booked by men. Caretaking norms and parental leave patterns contribute to mothers taking on early pediatric care and ongoing scheduling responsibilities.
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