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title: Women are more burned out than men in the workplace - Naluri
description: Over 13,000 employees in Southeast Asia were surveyed, and we found that women are more burned out than men. Find out more.
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# [Women are more burned out than men in the workplace - Naluri](https://www.naluri.life/news/women-are-more-burned-out-than-men-in-the-workplace)

 Written by [Naluri](https://www.naluri.life/news/author/naluri) | Jul 31, 2023 8:41:25 AM

Naluri surveyed over 13,000 full-time employees across five Southeast Asian countries - Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines - who completed the [Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT-12)](https://campaign.naluri.life/assessments?hsLang=en) and [Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales (DASS-21)](https://campaign.naluri.life/assessments?hsLang=en). We found that women are more burned out than men, with an alarming rate of 60% of female employees in the region reporting high burnout levels – 1.25 times higher than their male counterparts. Only 51% of men in the region reported the same.

The gender difference in burnout is comparable to the gender differences in depression, anxiety, and stress, with female employees reporting 1.24-1.42 times higher severity than male employees.

Furthermore, a breakdown of our data by country shows that the burnout gender gap exists across the region, with the biggest differences seen between male and female employees in Malaysia (χ2= 1365.2, p<0.001), Indonesia (χ2= 395.21, p<0.001), and the Philippines (χ 2= 613.42, p<0.001). Given that female labour participation in these five countries range from 38%-46%, addressing the gender burnout gap is imperative to ensure that the struggles of a significant portion of the workforce are not being overlooked.

[Download the Naluri Gender Burnout Gap in Southeast Asia White Paper](https://www.naluri.life/gender-burnout-gap-in-southeast-asia-white-paper?hsLang=en) to find out:

- The gender differences in employee burnout and mental health
- The gendered barriers in the workplace and the gendered pathways to employee burnout
- Top recommendations for organisational policies that challenge workplace gender bias and stereotypes

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