Women face mounting pressures, feel unsafe at workplace – Deloitte

The report which is in its 4th year revealed that globally women feel their rights are backsliding, they are experiencing increased stress and taking on the majority of household tasks at home.

Again, the report stated that half of women say their stress levels are higher than they were a year ago and a similar number say they’re concerned or very concerned about their mental health.

Mental health is a top three concern for women globally (48%), falling behind only their financial security (51%) and rights (50%).

Despite these concerning findings, more than half of women say they aren’t receiving adequate mental health support from employers, and two-thirds of women don’t feel comfortable talking about their mental health in the workplace.

Though this highlights a need for significant improvement, it does show progress from last year’s findings when even more women said they did not receive adequate mental health support from their employer and did not feel comfortable speaking about mental health in the workplace.

The report also revealed that nearly half of women are worried about their safety when they are at work or traveling to or for work.

Some of these women report that they have made adjustments to their work and personal lives following the introduction of such a policy—and some report an impact to their mental health and their productivity levels: just over a third say they have asked to reduce their hours, 30% say they had to relocate, 26% say their mental health has been negatively impacted, and 20% say their productivity has decreased.