Gender Issues in Safety and Health at Work: A Review

Mainstreaming the gender dimension into occupational safety and health was included as one of the key objectives in the European Community strategy on safety and health at work 2002–06.To contribute to this European objective, the Administrative Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work decided to include a report to review gender issues in occupational safety and health in the Agency’s 2002 work programme.

The aim of this report is not only to give a clear overview of gender differences in safety and health at work and how they arise, but also to provide information about what this means for prevention and how a gender-sensitive approach can be taken in occupational safety and health. [Description from Preface]