title: Gender Policies and Gender Inequalities in Health in Europe: Results of the SOPHIE Project.
abstract: The aim of this article is to explain the results of the SOPHIE project regarding the effect of gender policies on gender inequalities in health in Europe. We start with the results of a systematic review on how gender regimes and gender equality policies at the country level impact women's health and gender inequalities in health. Then, we report on three empirical analyses on the relationship between different family policy models existing in Europe and gender inequalities in health. Finally we present four case studies on specific examples of gender policies or determinants of gender inequalities in health. The results show that policies that support women's participation in the labor force and decrease their burden of care, such as public services and support for families and entitlements for fathers, are related to lower levels of gender inequality in terms of health. In addition, public services and benefits for disabled and dependent people can reduce the burden placed on family caregivers and hence improve their health. In the context of the current economic crisis, gender equality policies should be maintained or improved.
authors.affiliation: Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain lpalenci@aspb.cat.|CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.|Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB-Sant Pau), Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Laia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Palència
authors.affiliation: Interface Demography, Department of Sociology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Moortel
authors.affiliation: Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.|CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.|Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB-Sant Pau), Barcelona, Spain.|Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Lucía
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Artazcoz
authors.affiliation: Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.|Training Unit in Preventive Medicine and Public Health PSMar-UPF-ASPB, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salvador-Piedrafita
authors.affiliation: Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.|CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.|Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB-Sant Pau), Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Puig-Barrachina
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden.
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hagqvist
authors.affiliation: Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.|CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.|Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB-Sant Pau), Barcelona, Spain.|Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Glòria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.affiliation: Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.|Grup de Recerca en Desigualtats en Salut - Employment Conditions Network (GREDS-EMCONET), Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Marisol E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.affiliation: Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.|Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.|Preventive Medicine Service, Hospital General de Fuerteventura, Puerto del Rosario, Spain.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Trujillo-Alemán
authors.affiliation: Interface Demography, Department of Sociology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.|Grup de Recerca en Desigualtats en Salut - Employment Conditions Network (GREDS-EMCONET), Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vanroelen
authors.affiliation: Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.|CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.|Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB-Sant Pau), Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Malmusi
authors.affiliation: Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.|CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain.|Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB-Sant Pau), Barcelona, Spain.|Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Carme
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Borrell
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006291:Health Policy; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D064890:Social Determinants of Health
keywords: Europe; gender inequalities; gender policies; health