A report published by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, entitled Gender issues in safety and health - A review, examines gender differences in workplace injury and illness, gaps in knowledge and the implications for improving risk prevention.

Recommendations from the report include the promotion and facilitation of a gender-sensitive approach in research, policy and prevention practices to help ensure effective prevention and avoid gender bias in occupational safety and health.

The report is available in English in PDF format.

Coinciding with the release of the report, the Agency has also launched a Web feature on gender and occupational safety and health, providing links to a wide variety of resources from sources worldwide.