Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Providing provocative views on racism, pop culture, and mental health. April is stress awareness month, and studies show Americans ...

Stress doesn’t discriminate, but society certainly does. In 2025, women are shouldering an outsized share of emotional labor—not just managing their own mental loads but also absorbing the anxieties ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's become a stereotype and a trope in media that women are more bothered by a messy and cluttered space than men, often leading ...

Almost three-quarters of women take on the stress of their friends and family, according to new research. From worrying about them to feeling empathy for their struggles and working to provide a ...

That mysterious tightness in your hips isn’t just from sitting too long at your desk. For many women, the hip region serves as an emotional storage locker, holding onto stress, trauma, and tension in ...

Experts are not certain why this gender gap exists. They suggest several potential causes: Female students’ familial responsibilities, sexism, the different ways men and women cope with stressors and ...

Research has shown that while everyone should take time to relax from the stress of life, when husbands do it, wives find it stressful. There seems to be a specific reason why most wives feel stressed ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) —Do you tend to take on the stress of others? It’s called second-hand stress. New research shows almost three-quarters of women take on and internalize the stress of their ...

"Stress isn't a siren call to 'suck it up,' or an invitation to embrace perfectionism," says psychologist Juli Fraga. Try doing these five things instead.