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‘Motherhood Penalty’ in Worse Pay at Work

By Sean Coughlan — 2017

Mothers earn 3% per hour less for each child they have compared with women working in similar jobs who do not have children, say researchers.

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The Burnout We Can’t Talk About: Parent Burnout

New research demonstrates parental burnout has serious consequences. As defined by the study, burnout is an exhaustion syndrome, characterized by feeling overwhelmed, physical and emotional exhaustion, emotional distancing from one’s children, and a sense of being an ineffective parent.

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Robyn Koslowitz Ph.D.
2019
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Why We May Be Measuring Burnout All Wrong

The pandemic has pushed many to the brink. But although we're exhausted and overwhelmed, some experts say we're not actually as burned out as we may think.

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Kate Morgan
2021
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What Does it Mean to Be Creative at the End of the World?

A few months and many deaths ago, I woke up exhausted, again. Every morning, I felt like I was rebuilding myself from the ground up. Waking up was hard. Getting to my desk to write was hard. Taking care of my body was hard. Remembering the point of it all was hard.

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Saeed Jones
2021
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It’s Time to Talk About the Cost of Emotional Labor at Work

Much like the struggle to recognize the economic contributions of childcare for stay-at-home parents, there could be a similar gap in the working world. The definition of emotional labor being used here is that of unpaid, invisible work.

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Lindsay Kohler
2021
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New Mothers, Let’s Talk About Your Professional Identity Crisis

Parenthood — especially for women — changes you. After giving birth, the brain actually redesigns itself, trimming old connections and building new ones. If you’re someone who has constructed your adult identity around your career, these changes to how you operate can shake your foundations.

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Janna Koretz
2020
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The Two Reasons Parents Regret Having Kids

Feelings of ambivalence about parenthood aren’t necessarily going to do harm to children. But when regret suffuses the parent-child dynamic, the whole family can suffer.

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Gail Cornwall
2021
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Why Fantasizing About Rage-Quitting Is So Universal

From blatant sabotage to bowing out in a blaze of glory, these resignation fantasies will make you feel less alone.

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Alison Green
2020
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Burnout: Facing the Damage of ‘Chronic Workplace Stress’

In a world where it seems as though the pressure to perform is always on, more and more people are admitting to burnout at work. What is this phenomenon, and how can you cope with it if it happens to you?

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Maria Cohut
2019
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Help Your Team Manage Stress, Anxiety, and Burnout

It can be tough enough to manage your own stress. But how can you, as a manager, help the members of your team handle their feelings of stress, burnout, or disengagement?

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Rich Fernandez
2016
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Are You Working too Hard?

We all know that unmanaged stress can be destructive. But are there positive sides to stress as well?

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Bronwyn Fryer
2005
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