Table 7.

Type of recommendations from articles presenting or reviewing interventions.

Recommendations	N (Number of Articles with Recommendation)	% (N/28)
Physical work environment
Promoting adequate fitting and flexible wearing of PersonalProtective Equipment (PPE) and uniforms	6	21%
Adequate/increased lighting	3	11%
Access to cold drinking water and/or food (e.g., vending machines)	8	29%
Accessible and clean toilets	7	25%
Additional and flexible breaks and rest areas	7	25%
Adequate ventilation & temperature control (e.g., desk fans, aircon, access to/near windows)	7	25%
Information and training
Promoting and conducting awareness raising campaigns focused on gendered health	14	50%
Gender-sensitive or gendered health and safety checklists	8	29%
Guidelines/brochures for leaders, managers, and staff	7	25%
Counselling services and/or education for employees to help support their health needs	5	18%
Policy and processes
Flexible hours
Flexible shift patterns	5	18%
Flextime (e.g., offer to work from home—varying hours and workdays)	8	29%
Additional Leave
Additional paid leave (no medical certificate required)	9	32%
Additional paid leave (requires medical certificate)	2	7%
Structured unpaid leave (set # days, requires medical certificate)	3	11%
Policy
Recognition of reproductive and gynaecological health in workplace policy	5	18%
Renewing occupational health and safety frameworks	6	21%
Integrating education and gender into organisations’ planning, administration, and daily working practises	8	29%
Processes
Pathway for female staff to access confidential disclosure	7	25%
Ensure women’s participating in policy discussion	3	11%
Workplace support / wellbeing champion (e.g., support from occupational health, human resources, trade union representatives, GPs, line managers, counsellors, Employee Assistance Programmes, peers, welfare officers)	4	14%