Wellness & Well-being Highlights March 10th
Wellness & Well-being Highlights
for the
Week of Mar 10, 2025
This week’s edition of our Worker Wellness & Well-being blog looks at why those who curse more may have a higher tolerance to pain—to why women tend to live longer than men—to how DOGE’s cuts may negatively affect Vets and retirees. This week I would like to take this opportunity to discuss the importance of women in the workplace.
March is the time of year we “officially” celebrate the contributions women have made to society. In the US, there are more women than men…and yet the “rules of the game” are seemingly still very male-oriented. Truth be told this is concerning to me as I have “4” daughters as well as a VERY understanding wife. However, equally important is the fact that I have worked and still work with some VERY talented women (to name a few: Dr Ann Marie Dale, Patte Ackermann, Diana Wilhold, Senator Gina Walsh, Dr Pamela Hatton….). While I have included several articles in this week’s blog honoring women in the workforce for their passion and compassion, the one that I wish to focus on is linked below. Why? Because this author’s research suggests reasons why girls (some of which should be our future leaders) avoid STEM (science, math, engineering, and math) careers.
While this author acknowledges that sexism plays a part in attracting and retaining women in the fields of engineering and computer science, he goes on to say this is NOT the major problem. In fact, he posits that if this claim of discrimination were true then why do stats in lesser developed countries (Read: More repressive) reveal just the opposite vs more developed countries (Read: Less repressive). Thus, in general, “Women with strong quantitative skills in poor countries have good reason to enter the sciences to make a living. Women in relatively rich countries can afford to pursue less lucrative careers without risking a life of poverty.” As such, in the US, we graduate more men PhDs in the STEM fields while we graduate more women PhDs in the social and life sciences fields. This author boils the choices down to the attractiveness of these fields to those genders. Simply put, in general, men are less social and like to tinker with objects while women are more social and seek connectiveness.
Therefore, the WSJ author proclaims it should be no surprise that women tend to migrate towards fields that emphasize caring and communication…like nursing and teaching. Sadly, society has devalued those (AKA women’s work) professions. It is high time that market forces correct the pay in these “caring” professions. As noted, with AI threatening jobs with less human interaction maybe the correction is in the not too distant future for those working in spaces that require the human touch!
Black Ballon Day / Fentanyl / Chicago
Coronado Bridge & Suicide Netting
France: Mass CHILD Sex Abuse Trial
DST: What if we did not change clocks
Do Guardian Caps prevent Concussions?
Sport Concussions’ New Roadmap
Reflecting on Selma & Bloody Sunday
Judge / Trump / NLRB Firing (1)
Judge / Trump / NLRB Firing (2)
Reflection: 1985 Miner’s Strike
Trump’s tariffs & Construction
Trump’s tariffs / Fentanyl / Untrue Claims
DOGE’s impact on VA & Pentagon
Musk / Vets /Psychological Warfare
Tax Cuts & Social Security’s future
Mexico / Guns / US Supreme Court (1)
Mexico / Guns / US Supreme Court (2)
Women / Careers / Growth Opportunities
Construction / Supporting Parents / Leave Policy
US Dept of Ed & Disabled Students
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NOTE: The links provided above are for informational purposes only. None of these serve as a substitute for medical advice one should obtain from his/her own primary care physician and/or mental health professional. Please contact jgaal@moworks.org with related questions or comments.
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