ILO/ISSA International Conference, Session 4 – Vulnerable Groups – Reintegration

Gender and its Relationship to Occupational Safety and Health

Presentation by Margaret M. Kitt, MD, MPH, Deputy Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), United States

Presentation | 05 November 2015
- Gender and Education (US)
- Gender Representation in Sectors
- Gender and Earnings by Country
- Differences in Exposures
- Job Tasks and Equipment
- Gender differences in Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Occupational Health Outcome Inequalities
- Work/Life Balance
- Gender-sensitive policies
- Maternity leave
- Data Gaps / Research Needs