title: Is precarious employment more damaging to women's health than men's?
abstract: Current global economic trends in both developed and developing countries, including unregulated labor markets, trade competition and technological change, have greatly expanded a complex labor market situation characterised by many employees working under temporary work status, job insecurity, low social protection and low income level. Although the health of women is disproportionately affected by workplace flexibility, this has been largely ignored. The main purpose of this paper is to draw attention to this relevant but neglected topic.
authors.affiliation: Occupational Health Department, Catalonian Workers Commissions, CC.OO., Spain. mmenendez@ccoo.cat <mmenendez@ccoo.cat>
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Menéndez
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Benach
authors.forename: Carles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Muntaner
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amable
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: O'Campo
mesh_terms: D004465:Economic Competition; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D008297:Male