[Research activities and research interest among female general practitioners. Why so few, when so many are...

331 (54%) of Norways 609 female general practitioners responded to a questionnaire about their research experience, interest in research on general practice and the barriers experienced to doing research. 41 were actively engaged in research, five at a Ph D level. 38 had completed research earlier. 27 had collected material without publishing any results and were not actively engaged in research at the time of the investigation. 223 were interested in doing research if the conditions could be adapted to their needs. Half the respondents regarded caring for the family and professional strains at work as barriers to research. It is necessary to systematically recruit female general practitioners to research in order to enrich research on general practice by female perspectives and experience, and in order to influence the development of methods and the areas of research.