Open AccessOccupational health and role of gender: A study in informal sector fisheries of Udupi, India
Author(s) -
Pooja Tripathi,
Ramachandra Kamath,
Rajnarayan R Tiwari
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine/the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3670
pISSN - 0973-2284
DOI - 10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_170_16
Subject(s) - environmental health , socioeconomic status , informal sector , health sector , fish <actinopterygii> , medicine , inequality , gender inequality , occupational safety and health , socioeconomics , demography , economic growth , fishery , sociology , population , economics , health services , mathematical analysis , mathematics , biology , pathology
Fisherwomen are informal sector workers involved in post-harvest operations and are mostly engaged in peeling, trading, and processing of fish. High degree of wage disparity and gender inequalities results in different socioeconomic status of fisherwomen and fishermen. This study aimed to identify gender issues and their effect on the health status of fisherwomen.