Experts spoke about the consequences of the "second shift" for Russian women
High household workload in women can lead to emotional burnout and a decrease in career activity. All the details are in the Izvestia article.
The consequences of multitasking
Psychologist Alexandra Grazhdanov noted that constant care of the house, children and work can lead to emotional exhaustion, anxiety and poor sleep. A modern woman often performs the roles of mother, employee, hostess and partner at the same time. Such self-sacrifice often goes unnoticed by others, but destroys a person's contact with their own needs.
According to the expert, overloading leads to physical exhaustion and decreased concentration. Due to chronic feelings of guilt and perfectionism, rest begins to be perceived as something shameful rather than necessary. As a result, a woman may give up her interests, hobbies, and social contacts.
"Even when a woman is physically sitting, resting, her brain continues, can continue to work in a continuous planning and monitoring mode," explained Citizens.
Professional restrictions
Olesya Bormotova, HR Director at the Newstaff multiservice company, said that the so-called second shift actually extends a woman's working day to 14-16 hours. The constant need to plan household processes and monitor the performance of tasks at home reduces professional activity. Due to limited resources, women often refuse ambitious projects or promotions.
"The employee is offered growth, a new project, an expansion of the area of responsibility, and she says: "Now is not the time," "The children are small," "I will not take out the schedule." Moreover, the problem is usually not in competencies — the person is professionally ready. The question is about the resource," the expert explained.
Loss of career opportunities
The psychologist noted that with professional readiness for new tasks, women are often forced to make a choice in favor of family. Chronic fatigue prevents full-fledged inclusion in work processes that require an expansion of the area of responsibility. The psychologist's main recommendation is to return the right to see oneself not only as a function for others.
"The psyche cannot exist indefinitely in a mode of constant giving without consequences for the emotional and physical state," concluded the Citizen.
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