gender


“Don’t let anybody knock you down, don’t let anything set you back”

SHP speaks to Carolyn Smith, Director of Health and Safety at VPS, about gender diversity in health and safety. Read More

International Women’s Day: #EmbraceEquity

In her second blog for SHP, Louise Hosking discusses leadership at the top and approaches to gender equity for International Women's Day... Read More

‘24% of women are unhappy in their jobs due to lack of menopausal support’, says new survey

Over 1 million women in the UK could be forced to leave their jobs in 2022 due to a lack of support as they go through the menopause, researchers have said. Read More

Does the equality maxim of ‘gender neutrality’ put women at greater health and safety risk?

Lorenzo Visentin explores the gender sensitive approach to risk, delving into some historic and more recent case study examples. Read More

Putting the MEN into MENtal health – A battle within the sexes

What is it that makes men more likely to end their lives, and how does this relate to the way we manage mental health at work? Read More

International Women’s Day: will your company be bold for change?

Today is International Women’s Day (IWD), a global day to celebrate women, unity, reflection, advocacy and action; encouraging everyone to Read More

STUC launches H&S toolkit for women

The Scottish Trades Union Congress has launched a toolkit to address health and safety issues that are applicable to women. Read More

Celebrate diversity in health and safety at #SHE1000

Today at Safety & Health Expo, a training and development session called #SHE1000 will be running to highlight the importance Read More

Graphic: The changing nature of work will affect gender diferently

In her sixth article for SHP, Dr Helen Beers explains why the changing nature of work will affect men and Read More

Focus on women’s health in the workplace

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published two new booklets on gender issues and working conditions. Read More



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