Women working for women more stressed

Written on Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 at 11:11 am by Jsanders
Filed under Women's Issues.

But look behind the numbers…

A study of 1800 working adults conducted by University of Toronto indicates that women whoh report to other women develop up to 20% more mental and physical health problems. Men showed no difference reporting to a male or female. Interestingly, women working for other women did not report any higher levels of conflict. This most likely means that the cause of the stress lies in expectations. Women expect other women to be more caring and supportive. When that doesn’t happen, stress results.

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