Young women are also the group most exposed to threats and violence, degrading treatment and sexual harassment at work, the report from the Work Environment Authority shows.
Among women aged 16-29, 26 per cent state that they have been exposed to threats or violence at least once during the past year, while the corresponding figure for men aged 50-64 is 12 per cent.
Women generally have jobs that involve higher workload and less opportunity to influence their work situation. These work environment risks are most common in the school, healthcare and care sectors – where problems with high workload are widespread.
54 per cent of young women do not believe they can work until retirement age in their current occupations.
"These are signals that must be taken seriously. It is unacceptable that work environment problems in schools, healthcare and care continue year after year", says Lars Lööw, Director-General of the Work Environment Authority, in a press release.
"Both employers and authorities need to take new, concrete measures to break this pattern."
Men are exposed to other risks at work and work to a greater extent with machines, tools or vehicles that can pose accident risks. In the construction, transport and storage sectors, one-third state that safety routines are only partially followed or not at all.
The report is based on data from 17,600 people from various sectors.
