Perceived gender discrimination at work and subsequent long-term sickness absence among Finnish employed women.
Background Discrimination has many kinds of consequences for employees and their well-being. This is an important aspect when considering certain issues, such as the need to prolong working careers. The objective of this study is to investigate the association of perceived gender discrimination at w...
| Publicado en: | European Journal of Public Health Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 311 - 317 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Apr2020
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