Women and the legacy of asbestos and compensation claims

Written by Jan Garvey (Senior Case Manager at the National Asbestos Helpline) Last Updated: 07/07/2025 The experience of women and access to justice through compensation claims for asbestos diseases remains largely untold. The impact of asbestos in traditionally male-dominated industries such as shipbuilding, engineering, and construction is well documented. It is a generation of working-class […]…