Why High-Functioning Women Are Rethinking Resilience.Research consistently shows that women in leadership experience disproportionately high levels of chronic stress, emotional labour and burnout, yet are far less likely to access psychologically safe support.A 2023 McKinsey study found that women leaders are 1.5 times more likely than men to report burnout symptoms, while neuroscience research from Dr Bruce McEwen’s work on allostatic load demonstrates that prolonged “high-f
