Women’s Wellbeing in Male-Dominated Industries By Danny Clarke
D
id you know that women employed in traditionally male -dominated occupations such
as medicine have higher rates of suicide than other employed women?1 The main risk factors that research has unearthed are poor health and lifestyles, unsupportive workplace relationships,
Change is slow Well, undoubtedly there have been significant changes in workplace culture and general employment conditions for
women over the last few decades. Yet even with these changes, sexism still prevails in some workplaces, to the
job overload, and job demands.
detriment of women.
We already know that male-dominated
Many workplaces have attempted to
industries can, in many cases, be full of risk factors for men – but what about women’s health in male-dominated industries?
tackle such issues by focusing on overt sexism, such as comments made by colleagues, little emphasis, however, has been put on the innate sexism that
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