Spanish Strategy for Health and Safety at Work 2023-2027 from a gender perspective

Abstract

The distribution of tasks and responsibilities by gender can have a different impact on working men and women. Therefore, effective and preventive action must identify the different implications for women and men depending on their exposure to risks with the current living conditions and establish specific prevention strategies that incorporate the needs of women, taking into account the situations of inequality and discrimination that exist in the workplace and life in general. With this goal and having in mind the increase in women’s participation in the working market, the integration of the gender dimension in safety and health policies constitutes one of the priorities of the Spanish Strategy for Health and Safety at Work. 2023-2027.

This study starts with the analysis of the differences that exist in the occupational health and safety policy concerning gender and the causes of these differences, to highlight the lines of action planned in the Spanish Strategy to introduce the gender perspective into all areas of occupational health and safety, to achieve equality and improve the working conditions of women.