Gender can influence both the psychosocial risks to which workers are exposed and the way in which these risk factors affect them. This is the focus of this latest OSHwiki article.

The concentration of women and men in different sectors and positions within organisational hierarchies can limit career paths, directing women and men towards distinct roles with gender-specific psychosocial risks. How workers are affected by these risks also varies; for example, women report more work-related mental health issues than men.

To address these inequalities, the article offers recommendations for policymakers, employers and OSH professionals.

Read the OSHwiki article

Learn more about EU-OSHA’s upcoming campaign ‘Together for mental health at work’

We are inviting tenders for a comprehensive study on occupational safety and health (OSH) focusing on the prevention of work-related cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), return to work after a CVD, and the retention of workers with chronic CVDs.

The successful tenderer will be required to investigate the occupational risk factors linked to work-related CVDs and to identify the sectors, occupations and groups of workers most at risk, thereby contributing to the development and dissemination of good practice both at policy level and in the workplace.

Check the full details and submit your tender by 10 September 2026 (16:00 CEST).