The EU has published a genuinely 'landmark' publication.
Health issues are a key part of The life of women and men in Europe - A statistical portrait. The publication, based on disaggregated gender statistics, describes the situations of women and men at different stages of their lives. It serves as a landmark against which future changes - improvements, hopefully - can be measured.
It begins by covering children and young people, their education and initial training. Possible differences between women and men in the age at which they leave the family home and in their lifestyles are also shown.
It then examines women and men in their professional life, focusing on their differing career paths, the respective positions they occupy and their abilities and strategies for reconciling the pursuit of a working career with family responsibilities.
The final analytical part is a review of women and men beyond retirement age, including the income they receive from pensions and other sources.
Health forms a section of each chapter. It is available in English, French and German.
