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Abstract
Women are more likely to experience ongoing stress, partly because of women’s
lives are characterized more often by multiple social roles and lower socioeconomic status,
which are positively correlated with stressful life events. Additionally, stress vulnerability
also appears to be higher in women.
Women are exposed to variety of stressors unique to their lives, such as: gender
inequalities; multiple role responsibilities; reproductive events e.g. menstrual cycle,
pregnancy, postpartum period and menopause; violence and poverty.
Although, work stress is becoming increasingly globalized and affects all
occupations, all categories of workers and their families, both in developing and developed
countries, many studies found that, employed women have higher levels of work stress and
distress than employed men. Therefore, work stress is a problem of particular magnitude
for working women, in part because of sex-specific job stressors; sex discrimination and
difficulties combining work and family.
Stress can lead to physical health problems; such as, poor appetite, lack of sleep,
increase in blood pressure, fatigue, increased susceptibility to infection and mental health
problems; such as anxiety and depression. It has also a negative effect on quality of family
.interactions and home life. Therefore, the consequences of stress may also be expected to
affect the community at large.