Statistical Analysis of Health Risks Associated with Women's Participation in Night Shift Work
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Women's busy schedules are often a reflection of their multiple roles and responsibilities, balancing work, family, personal goals, and social commitments. Many women juggle demanding careers, household duties, caregiving responsibilities (for children, elderly parents, or others), and social activities. This can leave little time for themselves, leading to stress, exhaustion, and difficulty in maintaining a work-life balance. Women who work night shifts have a higher chance of getting cancer, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and reproductive problems than women who work during standard working hours, according to epidemiological studies. Women working night shifts face a unique set of challenges, both physical and emotional, that can affect their health, well-being, and work-life balance. The problems associated with night shifts are often more pronounced for women due to hormonal, family, and societal factors like Sleep Disruption and Fatigue, Health Problems, Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being, Family and Caregiving Strain, Impact on Relationships, Nutritional and Eating Challenges, Safety and Risk of Accidents. Keywords: Women’s health, night shifts, infertility, Cancer
DOI: 10.55041/ijsrem41757
Author: Pranjal Tarte
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4407858139