Podcast: the overload that makes women sick – Folha – 10/26/2023 – Podcasts

The majority of Brazilian women report having a very heavy burden of responsibility: 86% of those interviewed in a survey that led to the report “Esgotadas”, by the NGO Think Olga. As a result of the overload, they say they feel anxious, stressed, irritated, exhausted, with low self-esteem and sad.

The effects of inequality in relation to men also turn into a disease: 45% of Brazilian women have already been diagnosed with mental disorders such as anxiety and depression. The accumulation of functions, with the overlapping of paid and unpaid work, is one of the central reasons for overload.

Financial pressures, aggravated by the higher unemployment rate among women in Brazil (10.8%, compared to 7.2% among men) and the feminization of poverty, accentuate the situation of overload and suffering among poor and black women as well.

This Thursday’s episode (26) of Café da Manhã talks about the mental burden that impacts women’s lives and health, addresses social pressures that aggravate their suffering and discusses possible ways to overcome this issue. The podcast interviews Fernanda Mena, reporter for Sheet.

The audio program is published on Spotify, a streaming service partner of Sheet in the initiative and which specializes in music, podcast and video. You can listen to the episode by clicking above. To access the app, simply register for free.

Café da Manhã is published from Monday to Friday, always at the beginning of the day. The episode is presented by journalists Gabriela Mayer and Magê Flores, produced by Carolina Moraes and Victor Lacombe. Sound editing is by Thomé Granemann and Raphael Concli.