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Parasol Health Consulting Co-Founder publishes article on working mothers just in time for Mother’s Day
Grand Rapids, MI – 05/12/2024 – Parasol Health Consulting announced today the new Journal of Public Health Issues and Practices article, “The Impact of Social Pressure on High-Income Working Mothers in Academia.” The paper describes the social pressures impacting working mothers, who [in their workspaces] are inflicting those social pressures, and what areas of their lives are being impacted. Additionally, it investigates how the pandemic has changed their work-life balance.
The cross-sectional study uncovered over 60% of respondents (n=582) held the belief that they could succeed as mothers or working professionals but not both. Pressures from their social circles, including coworkers, social media, and acquaintances to fit into society’s expectations of a working mother. Results of the study suggest that many women working in academic roles have been negatively impacted by both social pressures and the ideals of perfection in their personal and professional lives. Working mothers found it harder to maintain a work-life balance and more than 90% of those surveyed had experienced moderate or several parental burnout.
“Publishing this data helps showcase the evolving concerns and pressures of working mothers. While the focus of this study was on academics, this is a societal issue and relatable across disciplines. Co-authors, Emily Pokorski, MPH and Tess Scheidel, MPH are both recent graduates, newly entering their field of public health who now have background knowledge of the pressures women experience in their workplace.” co-author, Dr. Ranelle Brew states.
“I’m proud to collaborate alongside many successful women across multiple disciplines through consulting work via Parasol Health Consulting and it’s important to recognize and validate challenges we experience being women.” The full-text, open-access article is available in the Journal of Public Health Issues and Practices, 8 (1): 224.