Source: Heidi Lee Global News, Nov 12, 2022
“Women were also more likely than men to feel worried or anxious, overwhelmed, short-tempered or irritable, and depressed due to their caregiving responsibilities,” the StatCan report reads.
Women are providing more unpaid care in Canada and are more likely to struggle with mental and physical health problems as a result of caregiving than their male counterparts, according to data published by Statistics Canada on Tuesday.
The agency found about one-third of women (32 per cent) were looking after or providing unpaid care to children in 2022, and 23 per cent were providing unpaid care to adults with long-term conditions or disabilities.
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