‘…the “midlife collision” is something else. Experienced by midlife women more than their male counterparts, it’s a time in which there is a significant increase in the proportion of stressors. It’s also called “role overload,” as professional women cope with a complex collision of care (children, siblings, partners, and parents), together with financial, work, and health issues (menopause or otherwise)—all of which have physical, mental, and emotional manifestations.’
Lucy Ryan, author of Revoting Women, is featured in Fast Company where she argues that in the face of an employee experiencing a ‘midlife collision,’ the challenge for any leader is threefold.
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