It was never an option that my husband would give up work to help with homeschooling
Like many women, Kalvinder Osahan, from Witham in Essex, has found her career stalling during the pandemic. Here, she explains how it feels
Kalvinder Oshahan, like many women, has found her career stalling during the pandemic
Before the pandemic, business was booming: my wedding stationery brand Quint London (quintlondon.com) had been featured in several glossy magazines, and I was achieving more than I ever thought I would. This led me to start a second business mentoring female entrepreneurs.
But since last March, it feels like everything has gone downhill. My husband is in the oil and gas industry, so he often works away. The responsibility for homeschooling our two children, aged 8 and 5, as well as cooking, and cleaning, has fallen to me.
Exclusive: Working mothers bearing brunt of mental health problems in pandemic, poll finds
Burned out and fed up being seen as the default parent - working mums open up for the Telegraph s International Women s Day study 2021
7 March 2021 • 9:00pm
An exclusive Telegraph survey for International Women s Day 2021 has revealed the true fallout of the pandemic
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Working mothers have been left feeling burned out, exhausted and with deteriorating mental health during the pandemic, exclusive research commissioned by
The Telegraph has found.
Almost half (49 per cent) said their mental health had been negatively impacted by the lockdowns, while 59 per cent said it had declined during the pandemic overall. Half (50 per cent) said their physical health had declined.