Dori-Foster-Morales

Stress Awareness Month is right around the corner, coming on the heels of Women’s History Month, and the negative effect of stress is a fitting topic now more than ever. There’s no doubt that 2020 was a hard year for everyone, overflowing with heightened anxiety, worry, and confusion. However, as people around the world transitioned to remote work, one group was put under more stress than others: women.

Even though more women have entered the workforce in recent years, studies show that women still perform the majority of domestic work, including cleaning, cooking, and caring for children. On average, women do two more hours of housework daily than men. This includes women who are considered the breadwinners of their respective households, proving that women attorneys — and in other professional positions — are not exempt from this reality.