Disability, gender, and unemployment relationships in the United States from the behavioral risk factor surveillance system |
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Authors: | Diane Smith Randolph Elena M. Andresen |
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Affiliation: | a Saint Louis University School of Allied Health Professions, USAb Saint Louis University School of Public Health, St Louis, Missouri, USA |
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Abstract: | Women with disabilities face simultaneous oppression in employment due to discrimination with regard to disability and gender. This article investigates the potential disparity in participation in employment for women, particularly women with disabilities. We analysed weighted data from disability surveillance programs and the Behavioural Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) on over 47,000 respondents. The disability BRFSS was a telephone survey in 11 states and Washington DC. Logistic regression analyses produced adjusted models of the association between gender and employment. Compared with people without disabilities, there were disparities found for people with disabilities, and women with and without disabilities, with the larger discrepancy for women without disabilities. Additional detail about level of employment is needed to make conclusive statements; however, it is clear that disparities in employment continue to exist for women, regardless of their disability status. |
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