The 5th international congress on women, work and health

Details

• Personal Author:
  Becerril LC ; de los Angeles Garduno-Andrade M
• Description:
  The 5th International Congress on Women, Work and Health took place in Zacatecas, Mexico from October 27-31, 2008. It was the most recent of a series of Congresses previously held in Barcelona (1996), Rio de Janeiro (1999), Stockholm (2002), and New Delhi (2005). The objectives of the Zacatecas Congress were to advance the discussion on the work and health of women while building collectivity and encouraging collaboration with the goal of improving women's working conditions. Academic researchers, members of grassroots organizations, union representatives, health professionals, and decision-makers planned and participated in the Congress, which brought together a diverse crowd of 625 individuals from 43 countries. The Zacatecas Congress was organized with a variety of formats: workshops, plenary sessions, and oral and poster sessions enabled participants to exchange knowledge, experiences, and ideas. Forums promoted intensive discussion to define collective long-term projects, strengthen organizational work and develop networks. The Congress also included a public session with grassroots leaders, videos, photographic and craft exhibitions, dance performances, and an exhibition of altars honoring deceased women activists in the tradition of Mexico's Day of the Dead events. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety Women Workplace
• Keywords:
  Humans Sociological-factors Work-areas Work-environment Worker-health Workers
• ISSN:
  1048-2911
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  409-413
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20041788
• Citation:
  New Solut 2010 Oct; 20(4):409-413
• Contact Point Address:
  Maria de los Angeles Garduño Andrade, Maestria de Medicina Social, Edificio Central UAM - X, Calzada del Hueso 1100, Col Villa Quietud, Coyoacan, 04960, Mexico, D.F., Mexico
• Email:
  angeles@correo.xoc.uam.mx
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  University of California - Los Angeles
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20080801
• Source Full Name:
  New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy
• End Date:
  20100731
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9a087609396d47745a13067353ba3ac0caedab45391b38bcb41f0752571242295c401682488e3748b2d22c5ef7a5a37da8bf13b83a52f479adad842ef323b518
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/194254/cdc_194254_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 820.27 KB ]