By CLAIRE SAVAGE
NEW YORK (AP) — About half of working women reported feeling stressed “most of the day,” compared with about 4 in 10 men, a study finds Gallup report published this week.
The report suggests that competing demands of labor and residential are a part of the issue: Working women who’re parents or guardians are more likely than men who’re parents to say they’ve rejected or delayed a promotion at work because of non-public or family obligations Mothers are more likely than fathers to “strongly agree” that they’re the default responders to unexpected child care issues.
And overall, 17% of girls report having to administer personal or family obligations at work “daily” or “several times a day,” in comparison with 11% of men overall.
“There has been a lot of attention and discussion about how to promote women's well-being and help them succeed as leaders in the workplace. But at the same time, we are seeing record levels of stress, worry and burnout among women,” Gallup CEO Ilana Ron Levey said at a Event presented the research on Wednesday based on 4 separate surveys of nearly 20,000 full-time or part-time employees conducted between February 2023 and October 2024.
However, in keeping with Karen Guggenheim, founding father of the World Happiness Summit and CEO of WOHASU, the organizing body behind the event and other well-being initiatives, changing work culture and prioritizing well-being can improve the issue.
“Why do we have to choose? Why do we create environments where people have to choose between being the greatest parents, partners, friends, daughters, sisters, etc., or being successful at work?” She said, adding: “Into well-being Investing by women isn’t just good business – it’s a blueprint for social progress.”
The survey also found that in comparison with working fathers, working moms are almost twice as prone to say they’ve considered reducing their working hours or quitting their job altogether due to problems with childcare Child care crisis within the country Weeks before the beginning of the presidential election The second administration of Donald Trump.
Trump has said child care is “something you have to have in this country” and suggested his plans to impose higher taxes on imports from abroad would do the identical cover the prices of childcare reformalthough his campaign website doesn’t mention the problem among the many Administration priorities. Vice President Elect JD Vance has criticized the trouble The Biden administration wants to manage rising daycare costs, arguing that it encourages parents to return to work and neglects those preferring to look after their children at home.
Regarding the prohibitively high cost of childcare – which is entirely possible exceed the rental costs For some families, Vance suggested that folks rely more on members of the family for care, in keeping with a Labor Department report released last month.
But balancing work and family responsibilities may be stressful for each men and girls, who’re about equally prone to take into consideration work of their free time, in keeping with the Gallup report.
Companies can take motion by establishing sound policies, programs and resources, positioning managers because the support system employees need and prioritizing a culture of well-being, said Kristin Barry, director of recruiting analytics at Gallup.
And with women who exist in it almost half of the workforce and the narrowest gender gap in labor force participation in U.S. history. “If we turn a blind eye to this challenge that women face, we will not achieve our goals,” Barry said.
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