Social attributes and opportunities associated with being female and male and to the relationships between women and men and girls and boys, as well as to the relations between women and those between men.
… or musculoskeletal conditions [1] . With entrenched gender segregation in the labour market, women’s … Finland and Slovenia, there appears to be no significant gender gap. However, women and men may experience burnout … Contrary to expectation, occupation does not moderate gender-specific patterns of burnout. A substantial proportion …
… et al., 2019). Since women are more likely to face gender-based violence and power imbalances, they are also … 2017). Violence is, therefore, an important contributor to gender differences in poor mental health. The definition of gender-based violence varies, including through each …
… as quickly as possible during childhood and adolescence. Gender-specific data on pre-school children’s mental health is scarce. More evidence on gender differences is available 10-19-year-olds. Boys are … (OECD, 2018). These figures rise significantly with age; gender differences become more pronounced, with 29 % of girls …
… mental health affects women and men, and the role that gender norms and relations play in shaping it, can help … in the EU. The following sections give an overview of gender differences in mental health over the life course and explore how gender contributes to shaping mental health. Developed in …
… expectancy in most EU countries, particularly for men. The gender gap in life expectancy is often attributed to a … than women in the population at large (EPHA, 2018). Such gender differences are reflected in data on causes of … years of life lost, 20+ years, EU, 2019) Cause Women Men Gender gap (p.p.) Ischaemic heart disease 5 406 350 7 832 577 …
… differently, any analysis of ill health must consider age, gender and the severity of limitations. Women suffer greater … poor working conditions and low socioeconomic status, and gender-based violence (Garcia-Moreno and Watts, 2011; WHO, 2016d). These factors help explain why gender differences in the extent to which health limitations …
… perceive their health to be good or very good (Figure 24). Gender gaps in self-reported health are greater in Portugal, … Portugal, Latvia and Lithuania. Among adolescents, gender gaps in self-reported health are slightly more … or very good from various data sources. It signalises how gender intersects with income levels, living environments …
… of the pandemic on health: poor mental health, a rise in gender-based violence and the provision of SRH services in a … for all Member States, hindering a comprehensive gender analysis of the pandemic’s toll. Men are more likely … higher among men. When age is taken to account, large gender differences are revealed in the number of cases. A …
… of SRH without any discrimination, while tackling gender inequalities on this issue, have been on UN agendas and included in the SDGs. Gender inequalities significantly impact SRH outcomes. They are shaped and structured in accordance with gender norms and unequal power relations in society, and may …
… have the most transformative potential towards advancing gender equality in society. They create opportunities for … services and explores some of the reasons behind this. Gender intersects with other social positions to hamper access to healthcare Gender inequalities and gender norms intersect with …
… despite their harmful consequences (Nutbeam, 1998). The Gender Equality Index monitors both types of health … covers activities such as heavy drinking and smoking [1] . Gender is an important social determinant of health, shaping … consumes insufficient fruit and vegetables regardless of gender , despite WHO recommendations. Women are less …
… to NCDs is shaped by biological factors, as well as gender roles and norms (WHO, 2019g). In particular, gender-specific mental health disorders also have different … aspects of the health status of the EU population from a gender perspective, namely self-reported health, health …
… lack of comparable administrative or prevalence data on gender-based violence makes it difficult to capture the extent of any increase in gender-based violence during the pandemic. Since it began, … during the pandemic’s first wave. No EU Member State had a gender-sensitive disaster plan in place to address possible …
… (politicians, lawyers, activists, etc.), are victims of gender-based cyber-harassment (European Parliament, 2018, … population. This highlights the importance of having gender-sensitive asylum procedures in place to prevent FGM …
… recorded by authorities often underestimates the scope of gender-based violence. Pre-existing legal shortcomings in … recognising psychological and economic abuse as a type of gender-based violence, or coercion-based rather than … systems are rarely operated by specialists on gender-based violence, incidents are not always categorised …
… With data from 2019, the Gender Equality Index 2021 primarily reflects the … since 2010, and has seen no change since 2018. The largest gender inequalities are found in the health behaviour … EU score is 74.8 points. As discussed in Section 9.1.2, gender norms and relations affect health behaviours. Men are …
… set up everywhere to tackle the pandemic. Assessing the gender gap in these bodies, a recent study by van Daalen et al. (2020) emphasised the exclusion of gender-diverse voices. Covering 87 UN Member States, the … of 115 COVID-19 decision-making and expert task forces had gender parity. In 85.2 % of cases, men were in the majority. …
… remains the only EU country to have at least 40 % of each gender on the boards of the largest companies, with women … the largest companies in the EU have at least 40 % of each gender on their boards. However, nearly one in five still … quotas, by EU Member State (%, April 2021) NB: National gender quota targets: FR, IT (40 %), BE, PT (33 %), DE, AT …