Pay gap widens between men and women

Work Trends, a study of 10,000 workers by the Kenexa Research Institute found that women’s work stress is more related to managerial support and equal opportunity, whereas for men stress is more related to product quality and trust in senior leadership.

Women were also more likely to report feeling stressed than men. Brenda Kowske, research consultant, Kenexa Research Institute, said: "This research may partially explain why there are fewer women in management roles in the United States. The media and academia have substantiated the existence of the glass ceiling. Women also fight the commonly held perception that they may lack the motivation to climb the corporate ladder, and our data indicate that fewer women feel that achieving career goals is likely while maintaining a balance between their personal and professional lives. All of these factors may increase stress for women managers. It is difficult to ascertain, however, if women feel more stress, or if their stress is equal to a man’s, but they more freely report their stress levels."

 
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