Table 1 Gaps and limitations in occupational epidemiology from a gender perspective.

(1) Little attention to women's occupational health problems

(2) Use of analysis frameworks based on traditional male dominated occupations

(3) Lack of consideration of sex and gender differences in the work hazards exposures and reaction to occupational hazards

(4) Lack of studies about the causes and consequences of gender segregation and discrimination in the labour market

(5) Lack of analysis and recording of domestic work hazards and associated health problems

(6) Insufficient studies about the impact of part time work or long working hours on health

(7) Lack of studies of gender differences in the impact of informal care on health