Men in the legal profession must speak up about mental health

The stress, long hours and other challenges of legal work can impact the mental health of men and women alike – but men don’t tend to share those challenges nearly as openly as women. LawCare, the mental wellbeing charity for the legal profession, came to this conclusion when it noticed a gender divide among the users of its support services: approximately 65% of its users were female and 35% were male.

Gender can play a role in how people experience mental ill health. Research has found that women are generally more likely to have internalising disorders like . . .

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