59 Percent of Women Working in the Federal Government Report Burnout, According to New Research from Eagle Hill Consulting
ARLINGTON, Va., April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- While similar numbers of women (59 percent) and men (56 percent) working for the federal government say they feel burnt out at work, their reasons are different, according to a new workforce survey from Eagle Hill Consulting. While men are more likely than women to cite workload as the primary source of their burnout (49 percent of men versus 39 percent of women), women point to a lack of communication, feedback, and support (44 percent of women versus 37 percent of men) as their top reasons.
- Federal leaders must understand the issues facing women in their agencies, then devise a tailored employee experience.
- These research findings a contained in, The Federal Employee Experience: How Agencies Can Meet the Needs of Women Workers Amidst the Great Reevaluation, available here .
- In many cases, focusing on flexibility, culture, mentorships, and team relationships can help address the employee experience federal women are facing."
- Eagle Hill Consulting LLC is a woman-owned business that provides unconventional management consulting services in the areas of Strategy & Performance, Talent, and Change.