A study on mental health has confirmed what many already suspected: working women in India are more stressed than men. For its latest report titled “State of Employee Emotional Wellbeing,” YourDost surveyed over 5,000 Indian professionals and came up with revealing insights into workplace stressors.
After collecting responses from over 5,000 respondents, mental health platform YourDost found that in the workplace, women were more stressed than men.
Nearly three-quarters, or 72.2%, of women surveyed said they experienced high levels of stress. In contrast, when men were asked the same question, 53.64% of them said they experienced high levels of stress.
A higher percentage of women also reported lack of work-life balance – 18% of women said they had difficulty balancing their personal and professional lives, compared to 12% of men.
Lack of work-life balance is believed to be one of the main causes of stress among women, along with lack of recognition, low morale and fear of being judged.
A staggering 20% of women reported always feeling depressed, compared to just 9.27% of men.
The most stressed age group
The State of Employee Emotional Well-Being report found that employees between the ages of 21 and 30 are the most stressed group of workers.
64.42% of workers between 21 and 30 years old reported feeling high levels of stressclosely followed by 59.81% of workers between 31 and 40 years old.
The least stressed age group was 41 to 50 years old, where only 53.5% of employees reported experiencing high levels of stress in the workplace.
“The shift in workplace dynamics, the evolution of remote and hybrid work models, has had an impact on the 21-30 demographic. To support them, organizations need to prioritize regular communication and interaction,” said Dr Jini Gopinath, Head of Psychology, YourDost.
The results were compiled after surveying employees from sectors such as IT and manufacturing, transportation, staffing and recruitment, technology and media, legal services, consulting and business services and more.
