<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><italic><bold>Background: </bold>This paper discusses gender differences in working conditions and related psychological and health</italic><italic>risks in Slovenia.</italic><italic><bold>Methods: </bold>The analysis is based on the 5th European Working Conditions Survey and data from a special Module</italic><italic>on working conditions and psychological and health risks in the working environment in Slovenia obtained in 2010.</italic><italic><bold>Results: </bold>Gender differences exist in the reported work conditions and work satisfaction of the employed population,</italic><italic>and the reported physical and mental health problems in Slovenia. Analysis of the correlation between health-related</italic><italic>problems under different work conditions also show gender differences.</italic><italic><bold>Conclusion: </bold>Women are more overburdened with paid and unpaid work, they report less autonomy at the workplace,</italic><italic>are less satisfied with working conditions and they report more physical and mental problems that are associated</italic><italic>with work.</italic></abstract>

Background: This paper discusses gender differences in working conditions and related psychological and healthrisks in Slovenia.Methods: The analysis is based on the 5th European Working Conditions Survey and data from a special Moduleon working conditions and psychological and health risks in the working environment in Slovenia obtained in 2010.Results: Gender differences exist in the reported work conditions and work satisfaction of the employed population,and the reported physical and mental health problems in Slovenia. Analysis of the correlation between health-relatedproblems under different work conditions also show gender differences.Conclusion: Women are more overburdened with paid and unpaid work, they report less autonomy at the workplace,are less satisfied with working conditions and they report more physical and mental problems that are associatedwith work.

Women, work and health / Ženske, delo in zdravje

University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kardeljeva ploščad 5, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Slovenian Journal of Public Health

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Background: This paper discusses gender differences in working conditions and related psychological and healthrisks in Slovenia.Methods: The analysis is based...

Women, work and health / Ženske, delo in zdravje

Published Online: Feb 27, 2013

Page range: 137 - 147

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2013-0015

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