· machCon · New Ways of Working · 1 min read
Why Women tend to burnouts more than men and how the Covid pandemic catalyzed this trend
Why women are more prone to burnout than men — and how the Covid pandemic, with its double burden of work and caregiving, has accelerated this alarming trend.
Research shows that lower incomes are linked to higher stress levels and lower overall satisfaction levels. There is still a large pay-gap between men and women in most countries. Also, burnout levels are shown to be significantly higher in women than men due to differences in job conditions. Especially mothers in paid employment are 23% more likely to experience burnout than fathers in paid employment. The Covid pandemic has catalyzed this trend even more, since the many day care centers closed and often mothers had to fill in on childcare responsibilities.
