“…One possible interpretation of these findings is based on the differences in social status between women and men. That status differences exist between the genders has been observed in many different contexts (D. Bergman et al, 2009;Ridgeway, 1991Ridgeway, , 2001Ridgeway & Bourg, 2004;Rothman, 2002;Pugh & Wahrman, 1983) as well as that social status is closely related to access to resources and opportunities for control (Adler et al, 1994, Geyer et al, 2006, Lynch et al, 2000Marmot, 2004). It is therefore possible to assume that, because of different social status, women and men have different levels of access to resources and opportunities for control (cf.…”