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UK Business Leaders Health and Wellbeing Study 2023
Female-specific Statistics
As a quarter of our clients come from the UK, of whom 35% are C-suite executives, professionals or business owners – we decided to conduct a United Kingdom nationwide study of 1,000 individuals working in senior level roles earning annual salaries of £75k and over.
The study was undertaken by Pollfish and surveyed
- Gender-wise: 46% men, 54% women.
- Age brackets: 18-24 (4%), 25-34 (11%), 35-44 (58%), 45-54 (23%), 55 and over (4%)
- Salary breakdowns: £75,000-£124,999 (54%), £125,000-£199,999 (14%), over £200,000 (32%).
Here are the findings on the high-income earning women we polled
- 78% of women in high-earning C-suite roles regularly experience stress, compared to 58% of male execs
- 69% of female ‘high-fliers’ suffer from depression and 51% experience panic attacks and anxiety
- 40% admit to weekly use of recreational drugs, and a third (32%) say they’ve experienced alcohol misuse or problems with alcohol consumption
- Female execs more likely than males to use sex to cope with stress (54% vs. 32%)
- 60% of women in high-earning roles fear work stress has caused lasting damage to their relationships
The study found that female execs are much more likely than their male colleagues to suffer with work-related stress (78% vs. 58%) – and almost half of women in high-powered jobs (49%) have experienced burnout or exhaustion, with one in six (16%) taking up to three months off work as a result.
The majority of female respondents (69%) reported suffering from depression, with 32% experiencing severe depression. More than half of the women polled (51%) cited regular anxiety and panic attacks and 38% reported physical symptoms such as heart palpitations and headaches brought on by work stress. Furthermore, 30% said they’d had suicidal thoughts.
- 32% of high-earning females in C-suite roles aid they’d experienced alcohol misuse or problems with alcohol consumption. A similar number (31%) admitted to drinking during the working day and drinking alone.
- 40% of female execs said they take drugs such as cannabis and cocaine more than once a week, with 30% taking them when stressed, and the same number (30%) admitting to taking drugs during the working day.
- Reliance on other known ‘coping’ behaviours was also found to be prevalent, with 50% of female respondents using gambling, shopping and food – either overeating or bingeing – to cope with work stress; additionally, female execs were found to be more likely than their male counterparts to use sex to cope with stress (54% vs. 32%).
- A huge 89% of female execs said work-related issues had a negative impact on their personal life, with 49% recognising they’re not always ‘present’ when with family.
- For a third of women in high-earning C-suite roles (34%), work-related issues have led to the breakdown of their relationship with their spouse or partner. And a similar number (32%) said relationships with friends and family had been damaged by work stress.
- 60% are worried about further, lasting damage to their relationships with partners, children and wider family.
- Reassuringly, 85% of female executives have sought help for the effects of work-related stress, consulting their GP or a healthcare professional for medical support – with over half being prescribed medication (53%) and counselling (56%).
- However, almost one in six (16%) said they haven’t shared their problems with anyone else, with 55% of those worried about damaging relationships with family and friends and a third (33%) concerned they may lose their job if they admit to mental health issues.
This post first appeared on All You Need To Know About Mental Health And Addiction, please read the originial post: here
