Anne May Melsom
Biographic Data
| ID | 278676 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anne May Melsom |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anne May |
| FAMILY NAME | Melsom |
| SIGNATURE | MELSOM A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oslo |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Gender, occupational gender segregation and sickness absence: Longitudinal evidence
Women have much higher sickness absence rates than men. One prominent hypothesis is that this is a result of gender segregation in the labour market and the differences in employment or working conditions that follow from this. Previous studies assessing this idea give mixed results, but they do not take into account the possibility of selection effects. Long-term health differences between individuals may, for instance, influence both what jobs …
The Gender of Managers and Sickness Absence
This study analyses the association between the gender of managers and sickness absence in workplaces. It uses Norwegian administrative register data which are broadly representative of the private workforce. Previous research argues that the gender of managers affects a range of outcomes related to performance and productivity, but sickness absence has received limited attention. The analyses indicate a positive relationship between female manag…
Occupational Segregation and Gender Differences in Sickness Absence: Evidence from 17 European Countries
Previous research indicates that women fare less well than men on a wide range of health-related measures, including sickness absence from work. Possible explanations are that women have—on average—less healthy jobs than men, or that they are more vulnerable to job-related stressors. We address these issues using comparative data on 17 European countries from the EU Labour Force Surveys. Employing logistic regression, we find that gender differen…
Occupational Segregation and Gender Differences in Sickness Absence: Evidence from 17 European Countries
Previous research indicates that women fare less well than men on a wide range of health-related measures, including sickness absence from work. Possible explanations are that women have—on average—less healthy jobs than men, or that they are more vulnerable to job-related stressors. We address these issues using comparative data on 17 European countries from the EU Labour Force Surveys. Employing logistic regression, we find that gender differen…
Gender, occupational gender segregation and sickness absence: Longitudinal evidence
Women have much higher sickness absence rates than men. One prominent hypothesis is that this is a result of gender segregation in the labour market and the differences in employment or working conditions that follow from this. Previous studies assessing this idea give mixed results, but they do not take into account the possibility of selection effects. Long-term health differences between individuals may, for instance, influence both what jobs …
Occupational Segregation and Gender Differences in Sickness Absence: Evidence from 17 European Countries
Previous research indicates that women fare less well than men on a wide range of health-related measures, including sickness absence from work. Possible explanations are that women have—on average—less healthy jobs than men, or that they are more vulnerable to job-related stressors. We address these issues using comparative data on 17 European countries from the EU Labour Force Surveys. Employing logistic regression, we find that gender differen…
The Gender of Managers and Sickness Absence
This study analyses the association between the gender of managers and sickness absence in workplaces. It uses Norwegian administrative register data which are broadly representative of the private workforce. Previous research argues that the gender of managers affects a range of outcomes related to performance and productivity, but sickness absence has received limited attention. The analyses indicate a positive relationship between female manag…
Gender, occupational gender segregation and sickness absence: Longitudinal evidence
Women have much higher sickness absence rates than men. One prominent hypothesis is that this is a result of gender segregation in the labour market and the differences in employment or working conditions that follow from this. Previous studies assessing this idea give mixed results, but they do not take into account the possibility of selection effects. Long-term health differences between individuals may, for instance, influence both what jobs …
Demographic economics (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Work-Family Balance Challenges (2 works) · Workplace Health and Well-being (2 works) · Absenteeism (1 works)