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The data pages
Burnout and Menopause at Work: Statistics for Women Over 45
Burnout in senior women, working women’s stress and mental health, the cost of menopause symptoms at work, how long symptoms last.
Mental Load and Caregiving Statistics: What the Numbers Say About Women
Housework time by sex, the mental load in numbers, family caregivers, the sandwich generation.
New: How Women 45 to 64 Spend Their Day (2025 Time-Use Data)
Original analysis of the 2025 American Time Use Survey: women aged 45 to 54 get 44 fewer minutes of leisure a day than men their age; at 55 to 64 they give twice as much care outside the home.
Ready-to-quote figures
- Six in ten senior-level women report frequently feeling burned out, against half of senior men. (McKinsey & LeanIn.Org, Women in the Workplace 2025)
- 13.4% of employed women aged 45 to 60 reported an adverse work outcome from menopause symptoms; lost work time costs an estimated $1.8 billion a year in the US. (Faubion et al., Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2023)
- Frequent hot flashes and night sweats last a median of 7.4 years. (Avis et al., JAMA Internal Medicine, 2015)
- Almost 9 in 10 partnered mothers feel solely responsible for organising the family’s schedules. (Ciciolla & Luthar, Sex Roles, 2019)
- Women average 0.88 hours of housework a day to men’s 0.36, and about 49 fewer minutes of leisure. (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Time Use Survey 2024)
- 63 million Americans are family caregivers; three in five are women, and the average caregiver is 51. (AARP & National Alliance for Caregiving, 2025)
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Six in ten senior-level women report frequently feeling burned out (Women in the Workplace 2025, via Blue Leaf Journal).
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