… and power imbalances adversely affect the mental health of women and men victims (Bhui, 2018). For example, exposure to … violence varies, including through each country’s legal framework and the scope of action (FRA, 2014). … partner violence and mental health – gender, socioeconomic status, age, social and family network, previous mental …
… hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Across the EU, women have consistently higher rates of internalising … adolescence. Gender-specific data on pre-school children’s mental health is scarce. More evidence on gender … mental health disorders have different impacts on health status. Overall, poor mental health contributes to the …
… life expectancy is often used to characterise the health status of a population (Johnson et al., 2020). On average, women in the EU are expected to live until 84 years of age, … roles of women and men (Hoffmann et al., 2018). Men’s lower life expectancy reflects their thinking on …
… As health limitations increase with age and affect women and men differently, any analysis of ill health must … poor working conditions and low socioeconomic status, and gender-based violence (Garcia-Moreno and Watts, … daily activities are higher among older groups, to women’s detriment (Ogg and Rašticová, 2020). For example, among …
… self-assessed health or self-perceived health) is a person’s subjective evaluation of their current health status (Lorem et al., 2017). Overall, women tend to report worse health than men (Nesson and …
… from COVID-19 will be felt for years to come. The pandemic’s impact has been very unequal across the EU and over time. … the level of exposure to the virus and prior health status. many authors, such as Bambra et al. (2020b), have … COVID-19 deadlier for men, ‘long COVID’ more likely for women There are considerable variations in how data is …
… different everyday life activities [1] . The respondents, women and men alike, ranked health services as the most … reasons (Wang et al., 2013). The fact that women’s greater familiarity with the health and social services … to use health services (WHO, 2019f). Age, wealth, marital status, ethnicity, religion, caste, disability, education …
… cause of poor health in the EU, with varying impacts on women and men. Exposure and vulnerability to NCDs is shaped … health disorders also have different impacts on health status. Poor mental health also contributes to the overall … Men are more likely to perceive their health as good Women are more likely to have health limitations over their …
… of access to health services (+ 2 points) and health status (+ 1.7 points) (Figure 20). Access to health services … Men are more likely to smoke and drink excessively, while women face multiple obstacles to physical activity. Such … in the EU (Table 3 of the thematic focus). The EU’s Beating Cancer Plan emphasises the importance of tackling …
… Estonia (+ 7.7 points). By contrast, since 2018, Sweden’s score has dropped by 1.4 points and France’s has dropped by … Family composition, age, educational attainment, migration status and (dis)ability influence income disparities between women and men. While income gaps are less visible for couples …
… in its gendered impacts across the sectors of employment. Women are over-represented among ‘essential’ workers, … education and food retail (EIGE, 2020c). Their frontline status means that not only are they among those most exposed … to, for example, particularly high burnout levels among women healthcare workers with children younger than 12 years, …
… of this progress is due to outstanding developments in women’s participation in economic and political decision-making in … on the Index. Sweden and Denmark maintain their top two status, as in the previous edition and since 2010. The …
… Gender inequalities in health Gender differences in health status Overall, women tend to report worse health than men. In the 27 Member … in the care sector. The true extent of the pandemic’s mental health consequences will take time to unfurl, with …
… unpaid care during the COVID-19 crisis – particularly by women – has put a spotlight on long-standing gender … influence of gender roles and stereotypes on women’s participation in the labour market, and thus on their … recorded since the 2020 Index. The subdomains of health status and access to health services have made marginal …