Explaining new trends in the gender gap of mortality: Insights from a regional trend- analysis of the Netherlands
The recent decrease of the male-female mortality gap in Western Europe has been accompanied by changes in the life style, educational level, family roles and employment of women. In this paper we try to find out whether a relationship indeed exists between the increase in gender equality and the dec...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
2007-12-01
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| Series: | Vienna Yearbook of Population Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/publications/VYPR2007/Yearbook2007_Spijker-et-al_pp61-92.pdf |