Thank you, Madam Chair.
And thank you to all the witnesses. It's been extremely interesting listening to your presentations.
I want to start first by questioning Dr. Gautam. I was fascinated by the fact that you treat specifically physicians.
All our witnesses throughout this study have indicated the same common hurdle, in that women in the sandwich generation are typically caring for aging and ill parents and they still have youngsters or children who require attention. This is one of the biggest factors that tends to affect their careers. I've heard the same thing today, from all of you.
Is there any specific or unique type of stress in being a female physician that other career females--for instance, lawyers or other professions where they work approximately the same number of hours a week--wouldn't have?