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  • Health

    … affect the behaviour of women and men and their access to health services. Regarding the health policy field, it is of … the risk of chronic disease such as diabetes and mental health problems – dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and … Reproductive health is defined as a state of physical, mental and social well-being in all matters relating to the …

  • Gender differences in mental disorders begin early in life

    … Mental health disorders are defined using international diagnostic … as the those in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) (American Psychiatric … substance use disorders (SUDs), as the most common mental health conditions among adults (Baxter et al., 2013; Steel et …

  • Gender differences in health reflect lifelong inequalities

    … NCDs are the leading cause of poor health in the EU, with varying impacts on women and men. … and norms (WHO, 2019g). In particular, gender-specific mental health disorders also have different impacts on health status. Poor mental health also contributes to the overall burden of NCDs, …

  • Thematic focus: health

    … Gender inequalities in health Gender differences in health status Overall, women … of 19 years, compared with 14 years for men. Looking at mental well-being specifically, the same trend can be seen, with women being more likely to report poor mental well-being. Analysis of the World Health Organization …

  • Gender Equality Index 2021: focus on health

    … Index during an online conference. This year, the topic of health is high on our agenda. We are taking a close look at … health and access to health services. Our focus is on mental health and sexual and reproductive health. We will … look at how lockdowns and restrictions affected people’s mental health in different ways. How common was burn out …

    Topics
    • Employment
    • Health

  • Time to improve men's health. The next step for the EU?

    … Meet the EU's Health Commissioner Tonio Borg to discuss the following question: "What will the EU do to improve men's health in Europe?" The topics covered in this seminar will be men's mental health and suicide, divorce and single life, sexual …

    Date & time
    - Europe/Athens

  • Gender Equality Index 2021: Health

    … 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 additional three dimensions – health status (including mental health), health behaviours and access to health …

    Topics
    • Economic and financial affairs
    • Education
    • Employment
    • Health
    • Poverty
    • Violence

  • Domain of health

    … 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 … perspectives, three other specific areas: SRH, mental health and the COVID-19 pandemic.   Footnotes [1] The …

  • Enduring health inequalities stall progress

    … reflects the pre-pandemic period, and the subdomain of health behaviour has not been updated because of a lack of … physical activity  is known to be important for good mental health and well-being (Stubbs et al., 2017); … are a key dimension of public health, both physical and mental. This is particularly important at present as the …

  • The COVID-19 pandemic aggravates and brings forth health inequalities

    … including the level of exposure to the virus and prior health status. many authors, such as Bambra et al. (2020b), … specific gendered impacts of the pandemic on health: poor mental health, a rise in gender-based violence and the … Data extracted on 25 June 2021. A pandemic in hand with a mental health crisis As the Index domain chapters show, the …

  • Gender Equality Index 2021 – focus on health

    … six core domains: work, money, knowledge, time, power and health, and their sub-domains. The Index has two additional … inequalities. The Gender Equality Index 2021 focuses on health in relation to gender equality. It covers mental health, sexual and reproductive health and pandemics …

  • 7. Domain of health

    … as one of a wide range of factors that shape the health outcomes of a population (Sen, Östlin, & George, … relation to life expectancy, exposure to risk factors and mental health issues (OECD/EU, 2018). These factors include the …

  • EIGE attends the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO)

    … of the European Union, the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) will be held in … "Economy of Wellbeing - next steps in investing in health as its key component" as a follow up to the adopted … will discuss the topic with a focus on the areas of mental health, healthy ageing the relation of wellbeing and …

    Date & time
    - Europe/Brussels

  • Traditional norms of masculinity

    … (Gough and Novikova, 2020). Reducing the burden of mental disorders on individuals and societies, including … to seek help. Men are less likely to seek help for mental health than women [1] . Young men are among the least …

  • Conclusions

    … Gender inequalities in health The conditions in which women and men live, work and … Men’s lower life expectancy and women’s poorer mental well-being reflect the effect of gender inequality and … care. Employment status influences people’s physical and mental health through working conditions, income and social …

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