Sex, gender or occupational psychology: what matters most to preventing heat-related illnesses and improving outcomes for women in ground close combat?

This article considers the application of evidence of sex-associated thermoregulatory variation to the occupational and environmental setting of WGCC, and weighs the relative importance of physiological differences arising from biological sex, and behaviour associated with gender normatives. Quantifying the risk of heat illness to WGCC should draw on data from their real-world occupational context.

Source: Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps - January 23, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Gifford, R. M., Taylor, N., Stacey, M., Woods, D. R. Tags: Personal view Source Type: research