IRSST: International Women’s Day – Women at Work and OHS

In conjunction with International Women’s Day, the Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST) has put together some resources related to women at work and OHS. For more information, including an infographic showing some of the gender differences rela
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Diabetes – Work environment may put women at risk of diabetes – IWH/ICES study

According to a study by the Institute for Work & Health and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences “women with low job control at work are twice as likely to develop diabetes compared to women with high job control, according to a nine-year study.” See IWH̵
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Women working night shifts may have increased risk of Type 2 diabetes – Research article

Women working night shifts may have increased risk of Type 2 diabetes. See research article “Rotating Night Shift Work and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Two Prospective Cohort Studies in Women“.
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