One in Two Working Women Suffer from Pandemic Stress, Provide Full-time Childcare
4 years, 6 months ago

One in Two Working Women Suffer from Pandemic Stress, Provide Full-time Childcare

News 18  

New Delhi The Covid-19 pandemic is taking a heavy toll on the emotional well-being of working women in India as nearly one in two of them are experiencing more stress or anxiety, a new survey said on Thursday. Worryingly, more than two in five working mothers are working outside their business hours to provide childcare, nearly twice as many men, according to the ‘Workforce Confidence Index’ survey by Microsoft-owned LinkedIn that was based on the responses of 2,254 professionals in the country. Only one in five working mothers rely on a family member or friend to take care of their children, when compared to 32 per cent men. The findings showed that more than 46 per cent working mothers report working till late to make up for work, and 42 per cent are unable to focus on work with their children at home.

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Indian women spend more time on childcare than global average: Study
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1 week, 1 day ago

Indian women spend more time on childcare than global average: Study

The Hindu  

A recent study titled ‘Labour Markets in India: Measurement in Times of Structural Change’ has found that Indian women spend the most time on childcare among a set of emerging and advanced market economies. “It is evident that there is a higher burden of child-care on Indian women relative to other countries, and this is likely to have implications for …

Fathers are still expected to be breadwinners while mothers do the childcare, research reveals
1 month ago

Fathers are still expected to be breadwinners while mothers do the childcare, research reveals

Daily Mail  

Fathers are still expected to be breadwinners while mothers pick up the childcare despite the supposed revolution of gender roles, research shows. The study found that a lack of discussion about parenthood among couples means traditional roles remain ‘engrained and unquestioned’ - even if the mother earns more money. Women usually lead conversations about parental leave, work and childcare and …

Work-life balance isn’t working for women. Why?
3 months, 1 week ago

Work-life balance isn’t working for women. Why?

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — About half of working women reported feeling stressed “a lot of the day,” compared to about 4 in 10 men, according to a Gallup report published this week. The report suggests that competing demands of work and home comprise part of the problem: working women who are parents or guardians are more likely than men who are …

Three in four single mothers could face challenges affording basic needs during their retirement years
1 year, 4 months ago

Three in four single mothers could face challenges affording basic needs during their retirement years

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Scottish Widows’ annual report said the “motherhood penalty” – the financial and career disadvantages …

Over 70,000 day-care programs at risk of closure, threatening U.S. women’s workforce gains
1 year, 6 months ago

Over 70,000 day-care programs at risk of closure, threatening U.S. women’s workforce gains

LA Times  

More than 3 million children may lose their spots at day-care centers after federal child-care funding from the pandemic era expires Sept. 30. “To maintain the labor force participation gains that we’ve made among prime-aged women, we need to ensure that women don’t lose access to child care,” said Sara Estep, associate director of the Women’s Initiative at the Center …

Most mothers never go back to full-time work, survey shows
2 years, 5 months ago

Most mothers never go back to full-time work, survey shows

Dutch News  

Most working women who cut back on their hours when they have children never return to a full time job, according to research by the government’s socio-economic think-tank SCP. ‘And that includes in healthcare and education, where a lot of women are employed.’ The SCP studied mothers whose youngest child was aged between eight and 24. Half of the women …

Most mothers never go back to full-time work, survey shows
2 years, 5 months ago

Most mothers never go back to full-time work, survey shows

Dutch News  

Most working women who cut back on their hours when they have children never return to a full time job, according to research by the government’s socio-economic think-tank SCP. ‘And that includes in healthcare and education, where a lot of women are employed.’ The SCP studied mothers whose youngest child was aged between eight and 24. Half of the women …

Parenting while sick can highlight unequal mental load in relationships
2 years, 7 months ago

Parenting while sick can highlight unequal mental load in relationships

ABC  

When Lauren gets sick, life doesn't stop for the working mum of two young boys. Photo shows A custom image showing some charts comparing men and women's unpaid labour with a cat and vacuum cleaner on top Each week, you perform hundreds of dollars worth of work "off the clock". A snapshot of the load for primary carers Jennifer Baxter, …

Why women are more burned out than men
3 years, 5 months ago

Why women are more burned out than men

BBC  

Why women are more burned out than men Getty Statistics show that stress and burnout are affecting more women than men en masse. “I’d just graduated from an Ivy League business school, was super pumped up and loved the idea of leaning in,” says Jia, whose last name is being withheld to protect her professional reputation. “In terms of sustainable …

Almost half of mothers feel ‘trapped’ in jobs due to limited hours childcare are open
3 years, 7 months ago

Almost half of mothers feel ‘trapped’ in jobs due to limited hours childcare are open

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Almost half of mothers feel “trapped” in their work due to childcare …

Working women suffer as covid-19 empties classrooms across the world
3 years, 8 months ago

Working women suffer as covid-19 empties classrooms across the world

Live Mint  

After a long winter lockdown that included months of homeschooling, Annie Barratt hoped to concentrate on her career. Barratt’s situation is an increasingly common one across the UK, where covid-19 cases are now at their highest since January and many thousands of schools are sending children home into mandatory self-isolation. “This not surprisingly is having a disproportionate impact on not …

Women spent thrice as much time on child care during the pandemic
3 years, 8 months ago

Women spent thrice as much time on child care during the pandemic

Live Mint  

Child care demands at home skyrocketed during the pandemic, but men and women did not split the burden equally. Globally, women took on 173 additional hours of unpaid child care last year, compared to 59 additional hours for men, a study released by the Center for Global Development, a poverty non-profit, found. Women have felt many of the pandemic's worst …

‘No winning’: US working mothers on losing ground to COVID
4 years ago

‘No winning’: US working mothers on losing ground to COVID

Al Jazeera  

A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, Al Jazeera spoke to working mothers in the United States about the impact the crisis has had on their careers, finances, families and mental health. Women with children are often viewed as less competent and committed to their work in what’s known as the “motherhood penalty”, which Working mothers faced those structural barriers before …

Calls to help US women falling out of labour force grow louder
4 years ago

Calls to help US women falling out of labour force grow louder

Al Jazeera  

More than one-third of parents, mostly women, have yet to return to the workforce, largely because of childcare needs. “Nobody can afford it and it’s not seen as something that we simply need in our society — and that has to change.” Saujani has spearheaded an effort calling on the Biden administration to enact a “Marshall Plan for Moms.” It …

More Men Helped With Housework During The Early Days Of COVID-19. What Went Wrong?
4 years, 1 month ago

More Men Helped With Housework During The Early Days Of COVID-19. What Went Wrong?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Article after article tells us that moms across America are utterly exhausted. “Structurally, mothers were more often in precarious, low-paid jobs, and very powerful cultural forces pressure mothers to ‘choose’ to reduce their work when stressors are overloading a family.” “I know fatigue has set in for almost everyone regarding COVID, but for many guys, there’s a …

How the coronavirus crisis threatens to set back women’s careers
4 years, 5 months ago

How the coronavirus crisis threatens to set back women’s careers

Live Mint  

Kate Deisseroth spent two decades building a career as an orthopedic surgeon that now, in the Covid era, looks precarious. Dr. Deisseroth has no illusions about the consequences of such a drastic move: “As a surgeon, you can’t take a year or two off and go back in, so it would kind of be the end of that career.” Seven …

Survey Finds One in 2 Working Women in India Suffering From Covid-19 Related Stress
4 years, 6 months ago

Survey Finds One in 2 Working Women in India Suffering From Covid-19 Related Stress

News 18  

The Covid-19 pandemic is taking a heavy toll on the emotional well-being of working women in India as nearly one in two of them are experiencing more stress or anxiety, a new survey said on Thursday. Worryingly, more than two in five working mothers are working outside their business hours to provide childcare, nearly twice as many men, according to …

Child care crisis pushes US mothers out of the labor force
4 years, 6 months ago

Child care crisis pushes US mothers out of the labor force

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Angela Wynn had just launched her own project management business, hitting a career stride after years of struggle that began with earning an undergraduate degree as a single mother. Research is increasingly pointing to a retreat of working mothers from the U.S. labor force as the pandemic leaves parents with few child care options and the added …

Fathers do 58% more childcare in lockdown than they would normally do, survey finds
4 years, 9 months ago

Fathers do 58% more childcare in lockdown than they would normally do, survey finds

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. …

Working parents are hitting a wall. Employers don’t want to lose them
4 years, 9 months ago

Working parents are hitting a wall. Employers don’t want to lose them

CNN  

That sums up the fevered pace at which many working parents have been hustling since the pandemic started. “Everyone has been running on adrenalin,” said PwC US Chairman Tim Ryan, who himself has six kids, most of whom are school age.“It’s been a Herculean effort.” But it’s one they’ll have a hard time maintaining come fall if there still aren’t …

Mothers are still doing most of the parenting during a pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

Mothers are still doing most of the parenting during a pandemic

CNN  

CNN — I sat down to write this story at 10 a.m. 10:05: Younger daughter asks for a snack. Most of these requests are addressed to me even though my husband is also working from home and we’ve taken turns “running interference” in two-hour slots while the kids are off school. “I’m the one who’s preparing three meals, two snacks …

Mothers doing extra 31 hours more housework each week than before coronavirus chaos, study finds
4 years, 9 months ago

Mothers doing extra 31 hours more housework each week than before coronavirus chaos, study finds

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Researchers found women with children across these countries now spend an average of 65 hours a …

Millions of dads are stuck at home — which could be a game changer for working moms
4 years, 11 months ago

Millions of dads are stuck at home — which could be a game changer for working moms

CNN  

CNN Business — Globally, more than 1.3 billion children are out of school because of the coronavirus pandemic. Such a dramatic shift in gender roles hasn’t happened since World War II, when millions of married women entered the labor force for the first time to replace men in factories. Likewise, Doepke and his colleagues think the coronavirus pandemic could increase …

Women still stuck with most household tasks despite career advances
5 years ago

Women still stuck with most household tasks despite career advances

NL Times  

While women in the Netherlands are better educated, work and earn more than in the 1980's, they still take on care tasks more often than men when it comes to dividing household duties, according to Statistics Netherlands' comparison of people in their thirties in the 1980's and people in their thirties in 2010. A significant proportion of men and women …

Working mothers more stressed than fathers as cost of child care skyrockets, HILDA survey shows
5 years, 7 months ago

Working mothers more stressed than fathers as cost of child care skyrockets, HILDA survey shows

ABC  

As more mothers struggle to balance professional work and manage work-family tension, the cost of child care has more than doubled over the past two decades. Key points: More women are working than ever before, with their employment rate rising to 71 per cent in 2017 Working mothers in full-time jobs have the highest 'work-family conflict' levels There has been …

Full-time working mothers are 40% more stressed, study finds
6 years, 1 month ago

Full-time working mothers are 40% more stressed, study finds

The Independent  

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The invisible workload of modern mothers, damaging their mental health
6 years, 1 month ago

The invisible workload of modern mothers, damaging their mental health

Daily Mail  

They say a mother's work is never done. 'Even though women may be physically doing fewer loads of laundry, they continue to hold the responsibility for making sure the detergent does not run out, all the dirty clothes make it into the wash and that there are always clean towels available,' first author Dr Lucia Ciciolla, assistant professor of psychology …

Chart of the day: Are you doing your fair share at home?
6 years, 7 months ago

Chart of the day: Are you doing your fair share at home?

ABC  

Compared to women, men have an extra 99 hours a year where they're not working, doing housework or caring for dependants, according to new survey data. This year's Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey finds Australians are becoming less traditional in their views about gender roles but the reality of how men and women spend their time remains …

Having a working mom can be beneficial for boys and girls in different ways
6 years, 7 months ago

Having a working mom can be beneficial for boys and girls in different ways

Hindustan Times  

Working moms are often torn between heading to office and spending time with their children. The research conducted in the United States and United Kingdom, found that girls raised by working moms are more likely to be successful in life. The study analysed data on more than 1,00,000 men and women, to determine whether a mother’s employment status is connected …

How shortchanging dads hurts the whole family
7 years, 9 months ago

How shortchanging dads hurts the whole family

CNN  

Story highlights Fathers repeatedly tell researchers they want to be more involved parents Public policy and social institutions often prevent them from being the dads they want to be In most families, mothers and fathers both work hard. Pew Research recently reported that moms and dads in the U.S. work essentially equal hours when paid work hours are combined with …

Fathers need to pull their weight in raising kids
7 years, 10 months ago

Fathers need to pull their weight in raising kids

China Daily  

AHEAD OF MOTHER'S Day on Sunday, some media have reported that many working mothers feel stressful under the pressure of balancing family and career. People's Daily comments: A recent survey found that 80 percent of working mothers feel unsatisfied with their lives, not only because of the gender discrimination that means it is more difficult for women to achieve similar …

Fathers need to pull their weight in raising kids
7 years, 10 months ago

Fathers need to pull their weight in raising kids

China Daily  

AHEAD OF MOTHER'S Day on Sunday, some media have reported that many working mothers feel stressful under the pressure of balancing family and career. People's Daily comments: A recent survey found that 80 percent of working mothers feel unsatisfied with their lives, not only because of the gender discrimination that means it is more difficult for women to achieve similar …

Fathers face negative bias when applying for part-time work, new study reveals
8 years ago

Fathers face negative bias when applying for part-time work, new study reveals

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “In the UK, traditional patterns of employment and parenting …

Social importance of parental leave for fathers[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
9 years, 2 months ago

Social importance of parental leave for fathers[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Fathers-to-be learn to how to hold newborn babies in Handan hospital on June 15, 2014. Parental leave policies which encourage greater fathers' involvement in child care and domestic work may facilitate having a second child in several ways. Firstly, several studies from the UK, Sweden, Hungary, and Italy suggest that a more gender-equal division of domestic work may facilitate having …

Couples who share childcare are happier together
9 years, 6 months ago

Couples who share childcare are happier together

CNN  

Story highlights A new study finds the majority of couples in a nationwide survey share childcare equally Couples in which women did most of the work were least content Research suggests that men have taken on more child-rearing responsibilities CNN — Couples that raise children together – and share the burden of childcare fairly equally – are happier together, according …

Americans Have A Better Attitude Towards Working Mothers Now Than Ever Before
9 years, 8 months ago

Americans Have A Better Attitude Towards Working Mothers Now Than Ever Before

Huff Post  

Acceptance of working mothers is at an all-time high, a new study suggests. "Support for working moms has gone from being a minority position to being the majority one," study author Jean Twenge, a psychology professor with San Diego State University and author of "Generation Me" told The Huffington Post. In the 1970s, only 53 percent of 12th graders said …

In Turnaround, More Moms Are Staying Home, Study Says
10 years, 11 months ago

In Turnaround, More Moms Are Staying Home, Study Says

NPR  

In Turnaround, More Moms Are Staying Home, Study Says After decades on the decline, the number of "stay at home" moms in the U.S. has risen, with 29 percent of women with children under 18 saying they don't work outside the home, according to a new report by the Pew Research Center. Mothers With Children Who Don't Work Outside The …

Expensive daycare results in shrinking work force
11 years, 6 months ago

Expensive daycare results in shrinking work force

NL Times  

Parents work less because day care is becoming increasingly expensive, according to a survey by the FNV and the foundation for Working Parents. Only yesterday Minister Asscher reported that, although the use of daycare shows a decline, most parents continue to work as much as before. Kids_at_daycare Grant Barrett Wikimedia commons The FNV poll found that forty percent of all …

Marriage Stress: Husbands A Bigger Source Of Stress Than Kids For Nearly Half Of Moms
11 years, 10 months ago

Marriage Stress: Husbands A Bigger Source Of Stress Than Kids For Nearly Half Of Moms

Huff Post  

There's no denying the fact that motherhood is stressful: According to a recent TODAY Moms survey, moms on average say their stress level is 8.5 out of 10. One study found that a stressful marriage is as bad for the heart as a regular smoking habit, and 2005 research from Brandeis University and University College, London also found that spouses …

US Working Mothers Struggle Daily to Balance Family, Career
11 years, 10 months ago

US Working Mothers Struggle Daily to Balance Family, Career

China Daily  

Get Flash Player A growing number of mothers in the United States are joining the workforce, from fewer than 50 percent in the 1970s to close to 75 percent today. They don’t have access to sick days, and they certainly don’t have access to paid parental leave or paid leave to take care of an ill family member," Shabo said. …

Working Moms Multitask, And Stress, More Than Dads
13 years, 3 months ago

Working Moms Multitask, And Stress, More Than Dads

NPR  

Working Moms Multitask, And Stress, More Than Dads toggle caption Allison Long/MCT /Landov A new study in the December issue of the American Sociological Review comes up with some findings that lots of women may feel they already know too much about: Working mothers spend significantly more time multitasking at home than working dads. "The first thing they had to …

Costly childcare `keeps mothers out of work'
25 years, 9 months ago

Costly childcare `keeps mothers out of work'

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy HUNDREDS OF thousands of mothers …

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