… EU. Though the full effects of the pandemic on people’s health are not clear, they are likely to be far-reaching. By … and men are affected by COVID-19 in terms of infection and health outcomes. It also examines some of the gendered consequences of the pandemic restrictions on health, including mental health and exposure to gender-based …
… be redressed (WHO, 2020g). Although women make up 70 % of health professionals and 80 % of health associate professionals in the EU (EIGE, 2018b), this … majority does not translate into leadership roles in the health sector, or in politics. During the pandemic and until …
… Gender inequalities in health Gender differences in health status Overall, women tend to report worse health than men. In the 27 Member States of the EU (EU-27), …
… For example, women continue to dominate the education, health and social work employment sectors, even in countries … women’s and men’s participation in the education, human health and social work sectors. Quality of work is measured …
… Gender inequalities in health The conditions in which women and men live, work and spend their time affect their health. Gender and other factors, such as age, education, … to environmental risks, their options for tackling ill health and the support they can receive from public …
… that the crisis would be short-lived. As the toll on human health and lives has grown, the intertwined social, economic and health dimensions of our lives have come into sharp relief. Although health was designated the thematic focus of the Gender …
… income, education, power distribution, unpaid care and health. Therefore, it has an essential place in gender … inequalities experienced by women in the fields of work, health, money, power, education and time use. From this point …
… in all areas, despite progress in recent decades. In the health domain [1] , these include major disparities in life expectancy and self-assessed health status. There are also large gender differences in health-impacting behaviour. Men tend to engage more in risky …