Gendered working environments as a determinant of mental health inequalities: a systematic review of 27 studies Milner, Allison, Scovelle, Anna Joy, King, Tania, Marck, Claudia, McAllister, Ashley, Kavanagh, Anne, Shields, Marissa, Török, Eszter, Maheen, Humaira and O'Neil, Adrienne 2021, Gendered working environments as a determinant of mental health inequalities: a systematic review of 27 studies, Occupational and environmental medicine, vol. 78, no. 3, pp. 147-152, doi: 10.1136/oemed-2019-106281. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Gendered working environments as a determinant of mental health inequalities: a systematic review of 27 studies Author(s) Milner, Allison orcid.org/0000-0003-4657-0503 Scovelle, Anna Joy King, Tania Marck, Claudia McAllister, Ashley Kavanagh, Anne Shields, Marissa Török, Eszter Maheen, Humaira O'Neil, Adrienne Journal name Occupational and environmental medicine Volume number 78 Issue number 3 Start page 147 End page 152 Total pages 6 Publisher BMJ Publishing Group Place of publication London, Eng. Publication date 2021-03 ISSN 1351-0711 1470-7926 Keyword(s) gender mental health public health Summary Background ‘Gendered working environments’ describes the ways in which (1) differential selection into work, (2) variations in employment arrangements and working hours, (3) differences in psychosocial exposures and (4) differential selection out of work may produce varied mental health outcomes for men and women. The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review to understand gender differences in mental health outcomes in relation to the components of gendered working environments. Methods The review followed a Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) search approach and focused on studies published in 2008–2018. The protocol for the review was prospectively registered with PROSPERO (CRD42019124066). Findings Across the 27 cohort studies included in the review, we found that (1) there was inconclusive evidence on the effect of occupational gender composition on the mental health of men and women, (2) women’s mental health was more likely to be affected by long working hours than men’s; however, precarious employment was more likely to be negatively associated with men’s mental health, (3) exposure to traditional constructs of psychosocial job stressors negatively affected the mental health of both women and men, and (4) unemployment and retirement are associated with poorer mental health in both genders. Interpretation The findings from this review indicate that gendered working environments may affect the mental health of both men and women, but the association is dependent on the specific exposure examined. There is still much to be understood about gendered working environments, and future research into work and health should be considered with a gender lens. Language eng DOI 10.1136/oemed-2019-106281 Indigenous content off Field of Research 1103 Clinical Sciences 1117 Public Health and Health Services 1599 Other Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30143638 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Medicine Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 09 Oct 2020, 07:14:38 EST Sat, 10 Oct 2020, 04:01:25 EST Mon, 12 Oct 2020, 07:00:47 EST Sat, 16 Jan 2021, 05:10:02 EST Tue, 23 Mar 2021, 10:35:37 EST Tue, 23 Mar 2021, 10:37:34 EST Tue, 23 Mar 2021, 14:56:14 EST Sat, 27 Mar 2021, 01:32:43 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 14 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 09 Oct 2020, 07:14:38 EST

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