Is precarious employment more damaging to women's health than men's?

Current global economic trends in both developed and developing countries, including unregulated labor markets, trade competition and technological change, have greatly expanded a complex labor market situation characterised by many employees working under temporary work status, job insecurity, low...

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Published in:Social science & medicine (1982) Vol. 64; no. 4; pp. 776 - 781
Main Authors: Menéndez, María, Benach, Joan, Muntaner, Carles, Amable, Marcelo, O’Campo, Patricia
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2007
Elsevier
Pergamon Press Inc
Series:Social Science & Medicine
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Comparative analysis
Developing countries
Economic Competition
Employment
Female
Flexible employment
Gender
Gender differences
Globalization
Health Problems
Health Status
Humans
International trade
Internationality
Job insecurity
Job security
Labor Force Participation
Labor market
LDCs
Low income groups
Male
Medical sciences
Men
Miscellaneous
Occupational health
Occupational psychology
Occupational status
Precarious employment
Precarious employment Gender Flexible employment
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Sex Differences
Social protection
Social security
Social welfare
Technological change
Temporary Employment
Welfare state
Women
Womens health
Work
Work status
Workplaces
Flexible employment
Precarious employment
Gender
Human
Male
Employment
Job insecurity
Female
Social medicine
Woman
Social aspect
Comparative study
Public health
ISSN:0277-9536, 1873-5347
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Summary:Current global economic trends in both developed and developing countries, including unregulated labor markets, trade competition and technological change, have greatly expanded a complex labor market situation characterised by many employees working under temporary work status, job insecurity, low social protection and low income level. Although the health of women is disproportionately affected by workplace flexibility, this has been largely ignored. The main purpose of this paper is to draw attention to this relevant but neglected topic.
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ISSN:0277-9536
1873-5347
DOI:10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.10.035