Women are leaving the workforce at four times the rate as men

I think this was already a problem that the Corona Virus and working at home/distance learning has exasperated even more. Maybe moms don't complain, so I will for them! It's hard enough taking care of ourselves, our jobs/bosses/coworkers/clients but now all our kids are home ALL THE TIME! Man, 2020 - you're really testing the world for survival of the fittest. It's a tough year all around, but moms have to deal with housework, grocery shopping, cleaning, cooking, child rearing and trying to balance full time work at home. It's all too much.

Even the strongest of moms probably have a breaking point. The NPR article states that "Just in September, 865,000 women over 20 dropped out of the American workforce compared with 216,000 men in the same age group, the Labor Department reported Friday." That's a staggering amount that reflects gender balance and the fact that despite all those aspirational facebook and instagram posts that "Women cannot my good friend, ever have it all". Well, that's just to say that they have to prioritize what's most important to them and sacrifice certain things at certain times.

Read NPR's article

Let's say for example you have a pressing design deadline for a prestigious client at a job you mostly like. At the same time your family of 4 has to eat and your child has a presentation on volcanoes the next day. Which one takes priority? Which one falls to the wayside.

Other articles suggest that women let their mental and physical well being suffer at the expense of others. They put friends, kids, spouses, family and even strangers before they put themselves. This article says "One of the less-discussed aspects of mental health is how often do we tend to jeopardise our mental health, our struggle with depression, for the sake of keeping those around us happy."

It makes sense that a lot of these "self care" types of businesses have sprouted up to foster that "you matter girl" type of spirit amongst females. If we don't take care of ourselves, will be even have the resources and stability to take care of the ones we love?

Don't forget that your well being matters, too.