Recent data from the careers platform InHerSight reveals that 33% of women are anxious about their careers in 2025, while 17% feel overwhelmed. The data indicates that nearly 60% of women report that current events are escalating their stress levels and impairing their focus at work. This anxiety intersects with widespread anxiety issues seen in the U.S., marking an increasing trend that exacerbates women's ability to make confident career decisions. Various factors, including overthinking and catastrophizing, contribute to this issue, complicating planning for the future.
Nearly 33% of women report anxiety about their careers in 2025, while 60% believe current events heighten stress and disrupt their work focus.
Anxiety about career progression and stress from current events significantly impair women's decision-making and confidence, creating hurdles in planning for the future.
Brittany Bate emphasizes the detrimental effects of anxiety on prioritization: 'Anxiety clouds our ability to prioritize, making it harder to discern urgent tasks from important ones.'
Chronic exposure to stress leads to overthinking and ruminating, which erodes decision-making confidence and fosters a fixation on worst-case scenarios.
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