Women working longer hours during the recession

Posted 29 Sep 2010

There has been an increase in the number of women working over 45 hours a week.

At least one in ten regularly work longer than 45 hours a week and some women even have 'extreme jobs' where they work more than 65 hours every seven days, reports the Daily Mail.

Economist Sylvia Ann Hewlett conducted the study, which also found that women are faced with five additional stresses on top of their work, including tight deadlines and travelling.

Furthermore, these extreme jobs are no longer confined to top financial careers but are filtering down to professions such as teaching or social work.

Therefore, a woman who wants to escape these long working hours could take a TEFL course and enjoy a career break.

Once they have gained a TEFL qualification, they could take time out and spend a year teaching English abroad, which should mean fewer working hours.

Work Wise UK recently found that one in six people work 60 hours or more every week and three-quarters of employees regularly stay late.

This is despite not being paid overtime or getting time in lieu.
 

Category: TEFL Industry