Does increased gender equality lead to a convergence of health outcomes for men and women? A study of Swedish municipalities

Who takes paternity leave? A cohort study on prior social and health characteristics among fathers in Stockholm

“…Thus men who adopt caring roles may develop more cautious attitudes and behaviours. 17 Alternatively, expansion of roles offers health advantages because stress in one area of life (for example, marriage) may be compensated for by positive circumstances in others (for example, success in the workplace). 18 …”

Further Thoughts on Gender and Lifetime Health

“…In my view, the authors make an excellent review of the various lifetime health prospects of women and men, and its potential biological, social, and behavioral causes. It could have been stated more clearly, convergence in both physical and psychological health at old age [9] . Another pathway to gender convergence from increased parental equality is that growing up with a 'caring father' and 'breadwinning mother' should render less traditional gender ideology and practice among the children.…”

Spatial Gender Differences in Life Expectancy at Birth

“…The Swedish study examining the connection between gender differences and health status concluded a negative correlation between the health status and the different segments of equality, i.e. the equality in gender roles generated an increasing inequality in health, which was just the opposite of the most important finding of inequality literature (Backhans 2007).…”