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  1. 11. Working conditions and musculoskeletal pain in public sector employees : a study of female dominated workplaces in health care and educational services

    Författare :Ylva Fjell; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Gender; public sector; musculoskeletal pain; physical workload; psychosocial work factors; leadership styles; multiple roles; health promotion; self-rated health; sick leave; unpaid work.;

    Sammanfattning : In Sweden, musculoskeletal disorders constitute a considerable public health problem, also in public sector employees and especially among women, and these complaints often result in long-term sick leave and disability pension. The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate public sector employees, to elucidate specific factors both at their workplaces and in the private sphere, that are associated with (ill) health, in particular with musculoskeletal pain. LÄS MER

  3. 12. The importance of organizational characteristics for psychosocial working conditions and health

    Författare :Malin Bolin; Björn Halleröd; Staffan Marklund; Annika Härenstam; Birgitta Eriksson; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Organization; workplace; bureaucracy; post-bureaucracy; psychosocial working conditions; JDC model; multilevel analysis; health; sickness absence; Sociology; Sociologi; sociologi; Sociology;

    Sammanfattning : The importance of organizations for understanding differences in the working conditions and health of employees is often emphasized but rarely explored empirically. The general aim of this thesis is to describe organizational characteristics of workplaces, and to assess their impact on the psychosocial working conditions and health of employees. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Turordning vid uppsägning

    Författare :Catharina Calleman; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; employment protection; work shortages; labour law; seniority; qualifications;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation explores the role of the regulations regarding seniority with respect to employee layoffs. The main focus of this inquiry is to explore the degree to which the regulations protect the groups of employees for which it is intended. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Disentangling sex segregation : Studies on the roots and routes of labour market sex segregation

    Författare :Johanna Kumlin; Jan O. Jonsson; Gunn E. Birkelund; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sex segregation; gender wage gap; sex inequality; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : The present dissertation consists of four studies. The first study serves as a descriptive background to the following three self-contained but interrelated empirical studies. The joint theme is horizontal labour market sex segregation. LÄS MER

  7. 15. Gender equality and health experiences : workplace patterns in Northern Sweden

    Författare :Sofia Elwér; Anne Hammarström; Annika Härenstam; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; gender equality; workplace; health experiences; focus groups; cluster analysis; gender; work environment; gender regimes; folkhälsa; Public health;

    Sammanfattning : Gendered practices of working life create gender inequalities through horizontal and vertical gender segregation in work, which may lead to gender inequalities in health experiences. The workplace is an important part of the social circumstances under which health opportunities and constraints are shaped. LÄS MER