6th International Congress on Women, Work and Health

Language: All abstracts must be submitted and presented in Spanish, Catalan, or English.

 

Title: Titles must not exceed 100 characters. Use sentence case (capitalizing only the first word, abbreviations and country names). Do not use all capital letters or unnecessary abbreviations. Indicate geographical location and dates where relevant.

 

Content: Abstracts must not exceed 2,000 characters, including spaces. The title, keywords and author information are not included in this limit. The submission system will reject abstracts that exceed the limit. 

Figures and tables are not accepted.

All abstracts must follow the structure below:

1. Introduction and objectives: Brief background and rationale for the work, the problem addressed, and clearly defined objective(s).
2. Methods: Study or intervention design, population/sample, setting, variables or sources of information, procedures, and method of analysis. You must explain how the sex and gender perspective has been incorporated into the study design and analysis.
3. Results: Main results obtained, including specific data whenever possible. Results must be based on work already carried out and not solely on proposals for future work. Where relevant, results should be disaggregated by sex and possible gender differences should be analyzed.
4. Conclusions: Main conclusions drawn from the results, their relevance to occupational health and, where appropriate, implications for prevention, professional practice, organizations or public policies.

 

Authorship: Each abstract may include a maximum of 5 authors (author or co-author). You must indicate which of the listed authors will be responsible for presenting the work in person at the congress by marking them using the microphone icon.

Each person may present a maximum of 3 abstracts.

If the person initially designated to present the oral communication or poster is unable to attend, they may be replaced by a co-author who is registered for the congress. This change can be made on the platform under “My Contributions”.

IMPORTANT: Please ensure that each author has correctly completed the following information under “My Profile”: full name, institutional affiliation (please use the institution’s full official name), postal address and email address.

 

Tracks: You must select at least one theme that matches the content of your abstract. If the content of your work relates to more than one theme, you are encouraged to select a second theme to facilitate the classification of your abstract within the congress programme. All submissions should incorporate a sex and gender perspective and address their relationship with occupational health.

The available themes are:

THEME 1. The Impact of Structural Inequalities, Gender and Social Determinants on Occupational Health

This theme addresses gender inequalities in the labour market and their impact on health from an intersectional and social justice perspective. Suggested topics include:

• Horizontal and vertical occupational segregation
• Gender pay gap, job insecurity and employment conditions, and their impact on working conditions
• Feminisation of poverty, career trajectories and their impact on working conditions
• The intersection of gender with social class, migration, ethnicity and age
• Impact on health economics
• Gender economics perspectives on health
• Informal work and the informal economy
• The impact of labour market reforms on women's health
• Adapting work equipment, tools and personal protective equipment (PPE) to bodily diversity

 

THEME 2. Occupational Risks and Working Conditions in Female-Dominated Sectors

This theme focuses on the identification, assessment and prevention of occupational risks that are often overlooked or underestimated in predominantly female occupations. Suggested topics include:

• Musculoskeletal disorders and ergonomic risks
• Exposure to psychosocial risks
• Occupational risks in paid and unpaid domestic and care work
• Gender-sensitive occupational risk assessment
• Design, implementation and evaluation of preventive measures from a gender perspective
• Professionalisation and working conditions in the care sector

 

THEME 3. Work Organisation, Musculoskeletal Disorders and Mental Health

This theme explores the relationship between work organisation and mental health, taking into account power inequalities and working conditions. Suggested topics include:

• Burnout among healthcare and care professionals
• Job insecurity, working conditions and mental health
• The impact of gender inequalities on psychosocial and ergonomic risk factors
• Psychosocial and ergonomic risk management from a gender perspective
• Organisational interventions to improve health from a gender perspective
• The double burden of paid work and unpaid care responsibilities
• Overload of unpaid care work
• The impact of public policies promoting shared care responsibilities
• Time poverty

 

THEME 4. Health Outcomes

This theme addresses women's occupational health across the life course, as well as occupational risks affecting the reproductive health of both women and men. Suggested topics include:

• Reproductive health, pregnancy, breastfeeding and occupational risks
• Reprotoxic and mutagenic substances at work and differential toxicology
• The effects of exposure to environmental toxicants on chemical sensitivity, chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia
• Breast cancer and occupational exposure. Night shift work
• The differential impact of the hormonal cycle and menopause on exposure to occupational hazards

 

THEME 5. Violence, Discrimination and Regulatory Frameworks

This theme examines different forms of violence and discrimination in the workplace and their impact on health. Suggested topics include:

• Sexual harassment and gender-based violence at work
• Racism, xenophobia, migrant workers and multiple discrimination
• Legal frameworks and protection policies
• Institutional prevention strategies
• Implementation and evaluation of workplace violence prevention protocols
• Tools for addressing sexual violence in the workplace
• Organisational culture, professional isolation, discrimination dynamics and strategies for organisational change
• Sexual violence and sex-based harassment in male-dominated workplaces

 

THEME 6. Innovation, Information Systems, Public Policies and New Forms of Work

This theme focuses on structural transformation through research and public action. Suggested topics include:

• Gender-sensitive indicators in occupational health
• Health surveillance from a sex and gender perspective
• Health impact assessment of labour policies
• Design, implementation and evaluation of occupational health public policies from a gender perspective
• Governance and institutional coordination for integrating a gender perspective into occupational health
• Teleworking and work-life boundaries
• Digital labour platforms and precarious work
• New inequalities related to emerging occupational risks
• The impact of population ageing on occupational health

 

Keywords: Please provide three keywords that best reflect the content of your abstract. Please avoid repeating terms already included in the selected conference themes.

 

References: Maximum of 10 references, which may be bibliographic and/or regulatory. References must follow the Vancouver style.

 

Abstract Types: The following types of abstracts are accepted:

• Research abstracts: studies presenting the results of scientific or technical research. Research abstracts that do not include results will not be considered for review.
• Policy abstracts: analyses or proposals related to public policies, strategies or regulatory frameworks.
• Good practice abstracts: descriptions of real-life interventions, programmes or workplace initiatives that have demonstrated positive outcomes.
• Education and training abstracts: initiatives, programmes or methodologies related to education, training and capacity building.

 

Presentation format: You may indicate your first and second preference for the presentation format. The available options are:

• Oral presentation: 10-minute presentation in a 60-minute session.
• E-poster with presentation: 5-minute presentation in a 60-minute session.
• E-poster without presentation: e-posters displayed throughout the congress without an oral presentation.

The final decision on the presentation format will be made by the Scientific Committee based on the score obtained during the evaluation process.