October Health – 2025 Report
Female Demographic in United Kingdom
The leading cause of stress for females in the United Kingdom is often related to workplace pressures combined with balancing caregiving responsibilities. Common stressors include job insecurity, workload, work-life balance challenges, and managing family or caring duties. Offering workplace mental health support like October's digital group sessions can help address such stress collectively.
How mental health affects the Female demographic differently
- Workplace Gender Bias: Women often face discrimination, pay gaps, and fewer promotion opportunities, which can increase stress.
- Balancing Work and Family: Societal expectations often place more caregiving and domestic responsibilities on women, leading to a higher work-life balance strain.
- Sexual Harassment: Women are more frequently subjected to workplace harassment, causing significant psychological distress.
- Body Image and Appearance Pressure: Women may experience stress related to societal standards of beauty, impacting self-esteem and mental health.
- Reproductive Health Concerns: Issues like menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause can affect physical and mental wellbeing, sometimes being misunderstood or unsupported at work.
For workplaces, offering digital group sessions through platforms like October can address these gender-specific stresses effectively.
Data from October Health
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