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As Australia shifted to “COVID normal” and life regained something like its regular rhythm for many families, workplace consultant Samantha Sutherland noticed a theme among her peers: the pandemic’s worst appeared to be behind us but working mothers, especially, still felt overwhelmed.
“I was hearing from friends that women are continuing to do more than they had been pre-COVID, had not been able to get back any sense of balance and were ignoring their own health to care for everyone else.
Physiology researcher Sarah Lockie, with Lillian-Euan and Vivienne, has found the after-effects of the pandemic tough enough to consider adjusting her career.