A phenomenon clearly distinguishes men from women as regards work places: absenteeism. The current literature … establishes as an unquestionable fact that women are more absent from work then men. To explain the discrepancies between men and … women absenteeism rate, some researchers highlight off-work determinants such as family responsibilities (duties). Actually …

women are absent from work more than men. In this article, we examine sex as a variable that can function as a surrogate for … certain workplace determinants. Our study is based on a quantitative analysis of the organisational factors (work organisation … p < .10 for long absences ( > 21 days) when one takes the variables of work organisation, working conditions and social …