Women's occupational health and safety in new zealand

The main objective of the project is to develop a comprehensive Technical Report on Women's Occupational Health and Safety in New Zealand.

The report will specifically address the following areas regarding Women's Occupational Health and Safety in New Zealand:

• Workforce demographics in New Zealand
• An overview of occupational health and safety in women including:
• Women's participation in the labour market
• Working time
• Employment status
• Gender differences in unpaid household and caring tasks
• The impact of changes in the world of work
• Gender pay gap
• Gender segregation in occupations
• Work life balance and implications for personal and family health.

The technical report must also include information on the following:

1. Differences in occupational exposures and outcomes between men and women including:

Injuries
Musculoskeletal disorders
Work-related stress
The effects of

Workplace bullying

Workplace violence

Sexual harassment

Infectious diseases
Asthma and other respiratory disorders
Skin diseases
Cancer
Hearing disorders
Vibration-related diseases
Working temperatures
Reproductive health

2. A review of New Zealand occupational health and safety practice and programme's in relation to women's occupational health and safety including:

prevention programme's and advice provided by relevant agencies
identified barriers to women's occupational health and safety issues.

3. Conclusions and recommendations for improving the occupational health and safety of women in New Zealand.

The report is being undertaken by the Centre for Public Health Research at Massey University. It is expected the report will be received in June 2009.