Work and family: "double workload" overburdens women's health
Artazcoz, Lucía ; Cortès, Imma ; Borrell, Carme
2011
3
21-25
domestic work ; family responsibilities ; gender ; precarious employment ; health status ; women ; work load ; trade union document
Occupational safety and health
English
"Although completely out of tune with the realities of today's workplace, the ingrained stereotypes of man as breadwinner and woman as homemaker are proving hard to root out. They downplay how much running a home affects women's health. The combination of gender and social inequalities takes its worst toll on the physical and psychological health of women on the bottom rungs of the job ladder."
Digital;Paper
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