Gender inequality at home is associated with poorer health for women

Eek, Frida; Axmon, Anna

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“…In the same respect, a quantitative study with Swedish women showed that, in family contexts where there is an uneven division of household responsibilities, women presented more significant levels of self-perceived stress, fatigue, physical and psychosomatic symptoms and family conflicts, and work relationships. 2 Given the data obtained from women collectors of recyclable materials, the educational health action was performed centered on highlighting the problem of women's work and its implication in the health and illness of women, as well as in the concept of empowerment, 22 discussed together in the group.…”

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“…Another aspect which should be highlighted is that women are absent from work due to illness more often than men, according to the recent research. 2 This context corresponds to the reality of women collectors of recyclable materials. In the context of women's work, the woman collector is placed in a scenario of labor, social, economic and health vulnerability, as she suffers from the overlapping of tasks that involve responsibilities arising from work, home and motherhood, as well as being immersed in a profession marked by precariousness, informality and risk.…”

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Trabalho Feminino E Saúde Na Voz De Catadoras De Materiais Recicláveis

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Beck

Silva

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RESUMO Objetivo: analisar a interface trabalho feminino e saúde na perspectiva de mulheres catadoras de materiais recicláveis e realizar uma atividade educativa em direção ao seu empoderamento. Método: estudo qualitativo realizado com base na Pesquisa Convergente-Assistencial. As participantes foram 11 mulheres catadoras de uma cooperativa de materiais recicláveis. Os dados foram produzidos entre abril e junho de 2015 por intermédio da observação não sistemática participante, entrevistas semiestruturadas e grupo de convergência. A análise seguiu os passos estabelecidos pelo referencial metodológico (apreensão, síntese, teorização e transferência). Resultados: da análise emergiram duas categorias temáticas que apontam para trajetórias de vida marcadas por fragilidades econômicas, familiares e sociais, tais como a vivência do trabalho infantil, exclusão do mercado de trabalho, dificuldades impostas pela maternidade e casamento, bem como o preconceito racial. Apontam, ainda, a visão das catadoras acerca do trabalho na vida da mulher, evidenciando-se elementos como o machismo, a divisão sexual do trabalho e a interface entre trabalho e família. A atividade educativa em grupo em direção ao empoderamento se mostrou positiva e ajudou as catadoras a reavivar os sentimentos de confiança em suas capacidades. Conclusão: o trabalho feminino é um fator relevante para a saúde da mulher. Nesse sentido, ações educativas de enfermagem que estimulem o empoderamento como elemento para a saúde podem ser eficazes junto a grupos singulares, como as catadoras de materiais recicláveis.

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Trabalho Feminino E Saúde Na Voz De Catadoras De Materiais Recicláveis

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Silva

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“…Informal caregiving as a predictor of long-term sickness absence among women may be a consequence of role overload ascribed to additional responsibilities in daily living (10). Women have been increasingly engaged in full-time employment, but still carry the largest household workload (23,46), and might therefore be more likely than men to experience any health consequences due to the joint effects of paid work, household chores, and informal caregiving (47,48). In line with this, previous studies have shown that women are more likely to take the role as primary caregiver (49)(50)(51), and more often assist with basic and instrumental activities of daily living (49,52).…”

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Job strain and informal caregiving as predictors of long-term sickness absence: A longitudinal multi-cohort study

Mortensen

Dich

Lange

et al. 2016

Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…At the time, it was a very strong norm for men to work full-time continuously and still common for women to be homemakers (at least for some years). Nowadays, household and childcare responsibilities are more equally shared between the genders and the availability of formal childcare has increased; these developments could be beneficial for employed mothers' mental health (Milkie et al, 2000;Eek & Axmon, 2015).…”

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Gendered work-family trajectories and depression at older age

Engels

Weyers

Moebus

et al. 2019

Aging & Mental Health

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Objectives: The paper identifies types of work-family trajectories of men and women and investigates their links with depression at older age. Method: We use data from the Heinz Nixdorf Recall study, with retrospective information on employment histories and parenthood between age 20 and 50 (1482 men and 1537 women, born between 1925 and 1955). We apply sequence analysis and group trajectories into six clusters for each gender. We test their association with two alternative measures of depression: self-reported depressive symptoms and intake of antidepressant medication. Multivariate models exclude participants with early life depression and adjust for age, marital status, education, and income. Results: We find clear differences of work-family trajectories between men and women, where women's trajectories are generally more diverse, and include family leaves and returns into full or part-time work. For men, work-family trajectories are neither related to depressive symptoms nor to medication intake. In contrast, women who returned into full-time work after family leave show more depression than those who return part-time, both in terms of depressive symptoms and intake of antidepressant medication. Conclusion: Our findings show gender differences in terms of work-family trajectories and their health-related consequences. In particular, findings suggest that mothers who return to full-time work are a vulnerable group for depression at older age and should be the focus of further research attention.

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Gender inequality at home is associated with poorer health for women

Abstract: Although an increasing employment rate among women is valuable for both society and individuals, it is important to work towards greater gender equality at home to maintain this development without it having a negative effect on women's health and well-being.

Cited by 64 publications

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Trabalho Feminino E Saúde Na Voz De Catadoras De Materiais Recicláveis

Trabalho Feminino E Saúde Na Voz De Catadoras De Materiais Recicláveis

Job strain and informal caregiving as predictors of long-term sickness absence: A longitudinal multi-cohort study

Gendered work-family trajectories and depression at older age

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