HR Management

COVID-19’s Toll: Working Women’s Depression Skyrockets

Do staff—especially female colleagues—in your business seem edgier that normal?

Recent research shows that from February to May, working women’s level of depressed mood shot up 83% vs. a 36% rise for working men, according to Human Resource Executive, an e-newsletter that cited data from an index dubbed “Total Brain,” a self-monitoring and self-care index that based its findings on 500 anonymous assessments selected from thousands taken each week

The same study said women’s anxiety levels zoomed up 52%, vs. 29% for working men. One theory for female employees experiencing ...