Cia de Talentos, the largest career education consultancy in Latin America, today (10th) released unprecedented data from the 2024 Dream Career Survey, a robust study that provides insights into what drives young people, middle management, and senior leadership in their professional trajectories. By segmenting responses between men and women, it was possible to identify market trends that reinforce gender disparities, such as the feeling of exhaustion, which is 33.3% more prevalent in women’s routines.
The quantitative approach was conducted via an online form between January and March 2024, resulting in a sample of 93,500 valid responses from all regions of the country. One of the questions points to the inclusion of more responsibilities than can be managed within regular working hours. In this case, 55% of women in senior leadership partially or fully agree with this statement, while this number drops to 47% among men in the same positions.
Additionally, according to the study ‘Exhausted,’ published in May 2023 by Lab ThinkOlga, single mothers or caregivers report dissatisfaction rates with their workload of 57% and 41%, respectively. Thus, overload—and consequently, the feeling of exhaustion—is not just confined to the work environment but extends to personal and family life.
“Women are not a homogeneous group. There are characteristics of social class, race, age, and sexuality, for example, that diversify experiences in the corporate world and life in general. However, one thing common to the routines of different women is the excessive responsibility for care work and exhaustion,”highlights Danilca Galdini, Partner-Director of Insights and People & Culture at Cia de Talentos and lead researcher for the study. “Organizations want to bring more women into leadership roles, which is extremely important in terms of diversity and efficiency. Still, it is necessary to ensure gender equity in these environments through applicable strategies that consider this reality of overload,”she concludes.
Regarding workplace trust—a crucial aspect for developing corporate self-esteem and good interpersonal relationships, as highlighted in the recent E-book on Trust by Cia de Talentos—the data is also alarming: 51% of young women say they do not trust their coworkers, and 37% do not trust their direct management. Distrust, in this sense, is another factor that contributes to the more frequent feeling of exhaustion among women.
