… 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 be in poor health and to have poor access to healthcare services. With costs and waiting lists the most common …
… 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. … mental health, risky health behaviours, access to healthservices and SRHR, are explored, while data and evidence are …
… 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 … the need for gender equality of access to long-term care services, healthy working environments and social protection, …
… many other aspects of a person’s life. This includes their health. The burden of unpaid care is increasingly regarded as a determinant of health. Policies promoting women’s participation in the … their burden of care – such as policies to improve public services or to increase fathers’ access and take-up of …
… upwards trend in the proportion of men studying education, health and welfare, humanities and the arts has plateaued, as … empirical evidence highlights how education impacts health by affecting behaviour, including the use of preventive healthservices (OECD, 2006). It has been found that education …
… serious challenges. We are living not just a public health crisis, but also an economic and social crisis. … in the domains of work, money, knowledge, time, power and health. It also addresses the spike in violence against women … mental health), health behaviours and access to healthservices. It also provides a gender and intersectional …
… from 83.9 points in Sweden to 52.6 points in Greece. “Health is the state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing. Equal access to good quality healthservices, including sexual and reproductive health and …
… in the domains of work, money, knowledge, time, power and health. It also addresses the spike in violence against women … and men in society have borne the brunt of the impact. Health, the thematic focus of this report, explores an … mental health), health behaviours and access to healthservices. It also provides a gender and intersectional …
… Index during an online conference. This year, the topic of health is high on our agenda. We are taking a close look at how gender affects health and access to healthservices. Our focus is on mental health and sexual and …
… pandemic. Spain has strengthened coordination among its health, police and justice services, as has Lithuania. Ireland has gone further by … legislation to declare shelters and hotlines “essential services” to keep them accessible at all times. In Latvia, …
… or individuals to solve problems or to provide services in exchange for payment’ (Eurofound, 2018b, p. 9). … from home also offers opportunities for people with health limitations that prevent them from working outside the … that almost one in five online platform workers reported health limitations (ILO, 2018c). Footnotes [1] Denoting …
… for Action shows that access to sexual and reproductive healthservices varies greatly between the Member States, with some … women have access to services that reflect their gendered health needs, such as hormonal contraception and abortion. …
… The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged health systems and affected the health and lives of innumerable people, both directly and … health support. Peer support groups and face-to-face services have been cancelled, and support by phone or online …
… Examination of the Gender Equality Index confirms that good health and healthcare are not enjoyed equally by all women … and impact one of the main indicators of self-perceived health (Figure 23). Recent evidence suggests that certain … likely to experience difficulties in accessing the healthservices they needed. Cost was the main barrier to accessing …
… period. Although its score of 88 points sees the domain of health [1] ranked the highest of all six domains, progress … United Kingdom. The subdomain measuring equal access to healthservices had the highest score and showed most rapid progress …