"Historically, women's occupational health experiences have been understudied, and studies on workplace effects on female sex-related outcomes are rarer still.6 7 There are several determinants of this neglect. One important reason we still tend to underplay female-specific risks is that women must reconcile their access to equality at work with their need to protect their health, in a context where pointing out any difference from men's biology can be used to support discrimination against women. Until the 1970s, most women were excluded from paid employment, and especially from jobs that looked difficult or dangerous. ..."

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