Among health care workers, women experienced greater work-family and family-work conflicts than men during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data presented at the virtual Women in Medicine Summit.
Work-family conflict occurs when “job demands, time and strain” hinder one’s ability to perform family-related responsibilities, while family-work conflict is the opposite, Kait Macheledt, the coordinator of the Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health Program at the University of Minnesota, said during her virtual presentation.
“Prior to the COVID-19