A5020879034- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Health disparities and outcomes
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Taxation and Compliance Studies
- Global Health Care Issues
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcare
- Digital Economy and Work Transformation
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Public Health and Environmental Issues
- Philosophy and Education Pedagogy
- Women's cancer prevention and management
- Sex and Gender in Healthcare
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Social Issues and Sustainability
- Business, Innovation, and Economy
- Palliative and Oncologic Care
- Public Health and Social Inequalities
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Gender Politics and Representation
Austral University of Chile
2020-2025
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
2021
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
2014-2019
Johns Hopkins University
2016-2019
The world of work is facing an ongoing pandemic and economic downturn with severe effects worldwide. Workers trapped in precarious employment (PE), both formal informal, are among those most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here we call attention to at least 5 critical ways that consequences crisis workers PE will be felt globally: ( a) increase, b) become more precarious, c) face unemployment without being officially laid off, d) exposed serious stressors dramatic life changes may lead a...
In recent decades, economic crises and political reforms focused on employment flexibilization have increased the use of non-standard (NSE). National contexts determine how employers interact with labour state interacts markets manages social welfare policies. These factors influence prevalence NSE level insecurity it creates, but extent to which a country's policy context mitigates health influences is unclear. This study describes workers experience insecurities created by NSE, this their...
Background World economies increasingly rely on non-standard employment arrangements, which has been linked to ill health. While work and conditions are recognized structural determinants of health equity, policies aiming protect workers from negative implications predominantly focus standard arrangements the needs in may be neglected. The aim this study is explore workers’ experiences gaps labour regulations social protections its influence their well-being across 6 countries with differing...
The aim of this article is to explain the results SOPHIE project regarding effect gender policies on inequalities in health Europe. We start with a systematic review how regimes and equality at country level impact women’s health. Then, we report three empirical analyses relationship between different family policy models existing Europe Finally present four case studies specific examples or determinants show that support participation labor force decrease their burden care, such as public...
Caracterizar y analizar la situación del empleo informal respecto a su definición, medición clasificación, en los países de América Sur. A través una scoping review se realizó revisión bibliográfica partir cuatro bases datos literatura gris, considerando informes organismos internacionales 12 Se analizó información, valorando contenido establecieron similitudes entre países. revisados observa disparidad las definiciones utilizadas, aunque muchos el define al menos como trabajadores sin...
While most countries have imposed austerity policies that risk jeopardizing the progress towards gender equality, there are examples of European regions maintained or strengthened gender‐equality in a climate economic downturn. Following realist approach and adopting Kingdon's agenda‐setting model as our framework, this explanatory case study examines how, why under which circumstances budgeting strategy has resisted measures. This represents key tool for mainstreaming Andalusia, southern...
This study aims to assess differences in the working population of Chile under definition informal employment. A new categorization employment is proposed, with a focus on social protection as key element status, thereby making visible different groups workers that until now remained hidden. From mixed methodological strategy combines literature review, informant interviews, and quantitative data analysis, researchers seek understand complexity phenomenon informality.
Informal employment has been identified as an important social determinant of health. This article addresses the processes through which informal affects workers’ health in Chile. The study's methodological approach was based on qualitative interviews with 34 formal and workers. findings show how workers perceive negatively affecting their mental physical different dimensions living working conditions. Incorporating a gender perspective proves to be integral analysis these processes....
<h3>Introduction</h3> Informal employment is an condition and important social determinant of health. Although it can represent a serious problem for public health, has been seldom studied in Chile as other countries. The aim this study was to determine if there relationship between informal health among different groups workers Chile. <h3>Methods</h3> Cross-sectional with data 8,357 from the first Chilean work, quality life survey (2009–2010). We grouped formal or according contractual...
<h3>Introduction</h3> Informal employment has been conceptualised as an condition and a social determinant of health because its impact on self-reported inequalities. However, currently evidence the effects is scarce definition remains unclear. The aim this study was to propose new conceptualization working population in Chile, order make visible different groups workers informal employment, focusing protection key element status. <h3>Methods</h3> We developed mixed strategy combining...
Issue/problem Gender equality policies aimed at reducing gender inequalities in society contribute to improve women’s health. Following the global financial and economic crisis, several countries implemented austerity measures, with substantial cuts pro-equity policies. In Spain important backwards steps have been taken regarding equality. contrast, an innovative mainstreaming strategy, budgeting (GB), has maintained Andalusia. Implemented 2003, GB involves systematic examination of budget...
Abstract Background In the last decades, non-standard employment has grown globally. Especially for own account workers (OAW), this implies self-management of economic, health and other work-related risks. context COVID19, management was stressed by lockdowns novel risks imposed an unknown highly contagious virus, demanding incorporation new knowledge preventive actions. As part a six-country multiple case qualitative study on (NSW), we explore their experiences strategies deployed to...