Bhubaneswar: prolonged work – from a long house and working hours, salary pieces, children’s online classes, diseases in the family since the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak for one and a half years has taken great victims on mental health of women who work.
Many women suffer from depression and anxiety separately from some other problems because they are unable to make the right balance of work life.
“Office expectations also increase from manifolds when you work-from-home.
People cannot understand the extra burden and additional workloads carried out by a woman when they work at home.
This is a general perception that working from home means working in home comfort, but Instead, “said Sangeeta Sahoo, a company employee.
Most women who work feel in terms of working from home, they have done more household responsibilities and childcare than their partners.
Overburden work has an impact on their performance at work and also relationships.
“When you work from a home interference it will definitely occur because you have to take care of your child’s home school, take care of older parents, cook, cleanse, and many other things.
The job takes longer to complete and influences your performance.
Nothing who is looking for an explanation from you, but it affects your judgment.
The income for women has improved manifolds because of the pandemic, “said Swagatika Swain, an IT professional.
Cannot meet people and participate in social functions, enjoy shopping or other sightseeing and recreation.
The fate of entrepreneurs has increased more during a pandemic.
Das Physics, 38, who took years to establish a beauty salon in the Goutam Nagar area.
“I struggled to arrange my business, but the pandemic destroyed everything.
The shop has been closed since March and I was forced to take a loan to manage my husband’s spending and income that worked as a driver had also been affected.
Stress caused family and cracking disorders in relationships,” said Physics.
City-based psychological counselor Namita Mohanty said, making a balance of work life during a pandemic has become a challenge for women who work.
“Women who work face a number of challenges in maintaining the balance of work life.
Domestic work has doubled as the more helpful servants and hands are not available.
Activities and housewives from home assignments almost leave no time for their recreation and relaxation.
Even in places- The place where the key to unlock has begun; they go to their work with fear of being infected by Covid.
Thus, they find it very difficult to concentrate and provide the best, “Mohanty said.
Psychiatrist said, there was no time, afraid of scenarios, financial constraints, sharing responsibility for children and homes and too much time screen with drug use or other redirects during a pandemic had a serious impact on women.
“The number of women who works with complaints of depression and anxiety has increased during the second wave.
Financial constraints, locking, monotonous life, closing work affects mental health of women workers and leads to cases of domestic violence,” said Professor in Psychiatrist Dr.
Subhendu Narayan Mishra.
Mohanty further shows that workplaces often give women platforms to vent their feelings and frustration before their friends and colleagues.
Social distance has created obstacles in communication too and adds their misery.
“They need breath to feel psychologically Couple, “he added.