Women, family demands and health: the importance of employment status and socio-economic position

Socioeconomic position in childhood and in adulthood and functional limitations in midlife: Data from a nationally-representative survey of French men and women

“…Consistent with past research, we chose to keep the non-employed in our analysis, and to consider that they were among the least advantaged Artazcoz et al, 2004).…”

Has your work worked you too hard? Physically demanding work and disability in a sample of the older Irish population

“…Working conditions in the home, with regard to physically demanding work, can vary by social class and household material standards. Unpaid workers had higher morbidity rates if they were less privileged [20].…”

“…This role, not recognised as an employed status [17], is as vital to maintaining society as paid work [18]. Household labour may vary by socioeconomic status, with some working families having hired staff and better appliances [19,20]. Nevertheless some scholars believe mothers, regardless of paid or unpaid work status, perform the most of the physically demanding household work [21].…”

A gender approach to work ability and its relationship to professional and domestic work hours among nursing personnel

“…Results support an argument for considering the interplay between the home and paid work domains particularly among female samples. Data cannot be generalized to other populations and occupational groups, as educational level and socioeconomic status are important factors to be considered (Artazcoz et al, 2004). When analysing the potential beneficial aspects of multiple roles, Berntsson et al (2006) emphasized that "it is not only a question of whether many roles are a resource or a burden; it may also be that such a situation is beneficial to a certain level but becomes a burden when the workload becomes too high" (p. 1070).…”