Labour Market Segregation and Gender Differences in Sickness Absence: Trends in 2005 –2013 in Finland

ConclusionsSickness absence decreased especially in male-dominated employment groups, resulting in a larger decrease in absences among men compared with women. More research is needed to ascertain whether these differential changes are attributable, for example, to reduced willingness to seek medical advice or increased presenteeism in male-dominated groups, or to increased work pressures in female-dominated groups. Selection mechanisms, i.e. men ’s increased ill-health-related exit from work through other routes than sickness absence, also cannot be ruled out.
Source: Annals of Occupational Hygiene - Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research