There is an urgent need to reduce the social inequalities in health that affect women [Interview].

Women are more affected by economic insecurity than men. Health inequalities among women are significant: a female factory worker is three times more likely to die prematurely from cardiovascular disease than a female executive. The High Council for Equality has issued recommendations to improve the health of these women. An in-depth look.

Author(s): Quéruel Nathalie, Couraud Geneviève

Publishing year: 2018

Pages: 41-42

Health in Action, 2018, n° 445, p. 41-42

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