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Women often feel the pressure to beat every deadline, check every box and meet commitments to everyone except themselves. We skip our long runs, blow off strength training and pass on yoga because taking care of our minds and bodies instead of our unfinished duties can become a source of guilt. This guilt can hinder our ability to provide self-care.
Author Jessica Turner explains this feeling in her blog for Propel Women, “Selfcare Versus Guilt.“ “We become controlled by what we are ‘supposed’ to do,” she says, “instead of embracing the fact that it’s okay to leave the vacuuming for another day so we can go for a run.”
Many companies have sweetened their benefits programs in order to cultivate a healthier and more productive workforce with on-site wellness resources, gym memberships and flexible work options. Yet, for many women, taking advantage of corporate perks that require them to spend time away from their workstations is not as simple as it sounds.
Many feel they cannot afford to take advantage of the same perks as their male counterparts. With a gender wage gap for full-time workers at a whopping 19.5 percent in the U.S., it means women are spending more time on the clock for less money than men. It can be an even tougher battle for Black women and Latinas, who earn less than white and Asian coworkers, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.
In a recent Slate article, award-winning journalist Kimberly Seals Allers explains why Women of Color often feel they can never achieve work-life balance. “Women of color don’t have the luxury of being perceived as weak or taking their foot off the corporate ladder rung for one minute,” she says. “Our corporate climb is not the same climb as for white women. It often feels more precarious, less sure-footed. And for many women, it’s a risk they are not willing to take.”
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