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Article

12 Dec 2013

Author:
EurActiv.com

Unions: Men and women more equal, but not on workplace health, safety

The EU has put gender equality at the heart of its policies over the past 30 years, but men and women continue to have different occupations, take on jobs in opposing work places and sectors and continue to be employed on diverging contracts and receive different rewards for the work they do…[T]he research on occupational diseases is still focused on male-dominated sectors, but it should also explore industries where diseases strike female workers…[And,] as women move more into male-dominated jobs, new policies would have to ensure that the personal equipment are also designed for women…Many women feel that they lack career prospects…[T]he way to bridge the gender gaps will be to continue monitoring the labour market conditions with the focus on gender and the gender segregation in the different sectors…