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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