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Gender career divide and women's disadvantage in depressive symptoms and physical limitations in France

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dc.contributor.authorCambois, Emmanuelle
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dc.contributor.authorGarrouste, Clémentine
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dc.contributor.authorPailhé, Ariane
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-09T12:55:08Z
dc.date.available2017-03-09T12:55:08Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn23528273
dc.identifier.urihttps://basepub.dauphine.fr/handle/123456789/16308
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subjectMental healthen
dc.subjectFunctional limitationsen
dc.subjectGenderen
dc.subjectSocial determinantsen
dc.subjectOccupationen
dc.subjectCareeren
dc.subjectPopulation healthen
dc.subjectFranceen
dc.subject.ddc331en
dc.subject.classificationjelJ.J2.J21en
dc.subject.classificationjelJ.J3.J30en
dc.subject.classificationjelJ.J8.J81en
dc.titleGender career divide and women's disadvantage in depressive symptoms and physical limitations in Franceen
dc.typeArticle accepté pour publication ou publié
dc.description.abstractenThis study investigated the relationship between women's disadvantage in mental health and physical functioning and gender differences in career backgrounds. Sexual division of labor persists and key career characteristics are overrepresented in women: low-skilled first job, downward occupational trajectory, interruptions. These interrelated characteristics are usually linked to poor health. Their overrepresentation in women may be related to the female-male health gap; however, it may not if overrepresentation transposed into substantially weaker associations with poor health outcomes. To address this question, we used the French population survey “Health and Occupational Trajectories” (2006) and focused on 45–74 year-old individuals who ever worked (n=7537). Past career characteristics were qualified by retrospective information. Logistic regressions identified past characteristics related to current depressive symptoms and physical limitations. Non-linear decomposition showed whether these characteristics contributed to the gender health gap, through their different distribution and/or association with health. The overrepresentation of unskilled first jobs, current and past inactivity and unemployment in women contributed to their excess depressive symptoms. These contributions were only slightly reduced by the weaker mental health-relatedness of current inactivity in women and increased by the stronger relatedness of low-skilled and self-employed first jobs. Overrepresentation of current inactivity, past interruptions and downward trajectories also contributed positively to women's excess physical limitations. Gender-specific career backgrounds were significantly linked to women's disadvantage in mental health and physical functioning. We need to further explore whether equalization of opportunities, especially at the early stages and in terms of career continuity, could help to reduce women’s mental and physical health disadvantage.en
dc.relation.isversionofjnlnameSSM - Population Health
dc.relation.isversionofjnlvol3en
dc.relation.isversionofjnldate2017
dc.relation.isversionofjnlpages81-88en
dc.relation.isversionofdoi10.1016/j.ssmph.2016.12.008en
dc.contributor.countryeditoruniversityotherFRANCE
dc.subject.ddclabelEconomie du travailen
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dc.description.audienceInternationalen
dc.relation.Isversionofjnlpeerreviewednonen
dc.relation.Isversionofjnlpeerreviewednonen
dc.date.updated2017-03-09T08:16:22Z
hal.identifierhal-01485768*
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