Half of women have negative mental health impact from work

Nuffield Health research shows

Jaskeet Briah
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New research has found that workplaces have had more of a negative impact on the mental health of women compared to men, with almost half (48%) of women reporting a negative impact on their mental health from their work.

According to research of 8,000 adults by Nuffield Health, 40% of male respondents said work has had a negative impact on their mental health. Female respondents also reported being less confident in openly discussing mental health with an employer, with nearly one quarter (22%) having gone into work more than 10 times when their mental health was "bad", compared to 16% of men. Meanwhile, one third (34%) of men called in sick due to poor mental health and were happy to disclose this information with their employer, while only 24% of women did the same. Lisa Gunn, mental health preve...

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