… violence or based on the complicity of the authorities or care providers • Death of women by police persecution and … marginalisation and risk (included authority, control and care relationship) • Femicide 65+ EIGE presents a … Member States’ law enforcement institutions, judiciary and health organisations to gather sound and comparable data that …
… to seek help. Men are less likely to seek help for mental health than women [1] . Young men are among the least likely … for help from friends or medical professionals for mental health problems (Biddle et al., 2004; Oliver et al., 2005). … anger and substance abuse, as well as reluctance to seek professional help except as a last resort and a reluctance to …
… including the level of exposure to the virus and prior health status. many authors, such as Bambra et al. (2020b), … on three specific gendered impacts of the pandemic on health: poor mental health, a rise in gender-based violence … men, as priority was given to healthcare and residential care workers – both groups mostly composed of women. At the …
… ‘Good sexual and reproductive health is a state of complete physical, mental and social … can no longer be ignored before contacting a healthcare professional (Pell, 2021). Framing certain SRH conditions as … in the EU (ECDC, 2021). Abortion, pregnancy and maternal care disparities across the European Union Estimates suggest …
… and curative) plays a critical role in maintaining good health. It is considered an important social determinant of … dedicate more of their time to childcare and long-term care. Read more Globally, people with disabilities have … 2021d). As shown by EIGE (2020f), barriers to accessing professional home-based care ae affect women …
… Gender inequalities in health Gender differences in health status Overall, women tend to report worse health than … would find it difficult to pay for unexpected dental care (41 % of women and 35 % of men), mental health services …
… negative in the long term. An enormous increase in unpaid care during the COVID-19 crisis – particularly by women – has … Restrictions have made external care services from professional providers and social networks such as … in the sector. By March 2021, only one in four EU health ministers and 4 out of 10 junior/vice ministers were …
… It can occur among intimate partners, in broader domestic, professional and public settings, and in virtual spaces. … employment, income, education, power distribution, unpaid care and health. Therefore, it has an essential place in gender …
… in the world of work, with unequal distribution of care, family and other household duties a major barrier to … between paid and unpaid work, and between the economic and health spheres. Critical to people’s lives, work also impacts … early childhood education and care to better reconcile professional and private lives, and to support women’s …
… [2] . This is also true in the work context, where professional development books and programmes frequently urge … by women employees at a 2018 UK training event of a professional services firm. Unconscious biases around gender … International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 15, No 11, 2018 ( …
… In coming years, the number of people needing long-term care will increase, given the ageing population and … Technology-based solutions were at the forefront of public health strategies to contain the pandemic. Assistive … the EU, only 17 % of social workers who provide home-based professionalcare to people with disabilities and to older …
… qualifications in which women tend to work, such as in the health sector (EIGE, 2018d). In 2015, the average monthly … in platform work, with the imbalanced division of care between women and men restricting women’s choices more … women with care responsibilities, and those with poor health. A study of the Amazon Mechanical Turk platform showed …
… (e.g. Uber). The most common tasks performed include (1) professional tasks (e.g. software development or … 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 …
… a mix of intellectual and social tasks. For example, some health, education and social service occupations dominated by women, such as schoolteacher or personal care worker in a residential service, are considered … Some male-dominated occupations, such as ICT/engineering professional or high-ranking manager, are also unlikely to …
… 2005). In addition, the diminishing boundaries between professional and personal time brought about by … young women and men (19 p.p.), covered by the domain of health [4] . Figure 17. Shares of workers engaging in social … excluded from the labour market, for example owing to care responsibilities. [4] EIGE, ‘Health in European Union …
… older women. The gender pay gap is also substantial among health professionals (33 %), showing a dearth of women in … and income are closely related to (expected and actual) care duties for children, which fall disproportionately on … income replacement. The COVID-19-linked shift of care duties back into private households will have more …