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    Women at work

    K3.1 TREATMENT OF WOMEN, SEX, AND GENDER IN OCCUPATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH

    K. Messing.CINBIOSE, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada

    Women and men differ genetically, in working conditions and in their social roles. But they belong to the same species and live in the same society. How are these differences and similarities to be dealt with in epidemiological studies? A frequent method of dealing with sex and gender differences is to adjust for sex, but this procedure may lead to loss of important information because sex may be a surrogate for some working conditions. Some authors have tried to introduce correction factors differing by sex in toxicological studies, but these procedures may overcorrect or distort the data. How can we appropriately study women and men in the workplace without either missing important parameters …

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