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cast “Overcoming Working Mom Burnout” Another point that Dr. Kerr expressed I think being proactive is also important.
where she shares behavior change guide- is that there are many different types of In job interviews ask important questions,
lines to help people work out how we can burnouts. “Yes, job burnout is recognized for instance, inquire as to the number of
make positive change. “I have to say that by the World Health Organization but there female managers within the company for
many companies are trying to help with self- is also parental burnout, caregiver burnout, which you are interviewing. I think when
care benefits, providing access to coaches, and emotional burnout, which I believe employers start hearing those types of ques-
and apps to help their employees meditate a lot of women of color experience. They tions from prospective employees, they will
to alleviate the stress, but they need to do are exposed to racial trauma and daily mi- see the importance of a diversified staff. You
more. The thing companies could do to help croaggressions. When it comes to parental will get the employers' attention because
is to advocate for legislation for women, for burnout, the research shows that countries they will feel that the lack of diversification
childcare subsidies, and paid leave. I feel like the US have higher rates of parental in this manner will help them win over a
that until we have more women who are burnout because the philosophy is individ- superb candidate. We are recently reading
actually in the C-suite and become the de- ualism. Our country's philosophy is to be more and more about switching our work

cision-makers much of this will not change. independent, do it for yourself, and don't week to a four-day model and remote work
One of my podcast guests said it really well. ask for help. Many other countries treat the positions. Pose these questions as well. “
She believed that too many people see it as upbringing of children as a family affair. It There is some encouragement and signs
a pie, and if I give you a piece of the pie, then takes a village to raise a child and when we that things are getting better, but it is im-
I get less of the pie. I think that is the con- try to do it alone, we experience greater perative to realize that this is an important
cern for men feeling like if they give away incidents of Mom or Parental burnout. Re- issue that needs change, and we all need to
their benefits to women, then they're go- search has shown that the US is at a disad- take responsibility for helping to make that
ing to lose out. Instead, let's build a bigger vantage from that perspective. “ change a reality.
table and put more seats around it. I see so I asked Dr. Kerr for some tips on what
many women who make their way to that women should look out for to help avoid To learn more, visit her website at
table and discover the seats broken, and burnout. “The first suggestion I have if you www.drjacquelinekerr.com/
their voice is still not heard. In some instanc- are beginning to feel overwhelmed is to ask Or listen to her podcast “Overcoming
es, women are warning others, don't take a for help. I feel this is most important. Ask working mom burnout”
seat at the table unless there's another seat for help from everyone around you friends, Her TEDx Talk will be on YouTube soon
for another woman because you are going family, and your employer. Ask your employ- but contact her through her website and
to need some support and solidarity in what er to subsidize a coach because personal de- she’ll send you a link when it is released.
you're going to do.” velopment is professional development.

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