Women aren’t just “tired” – they’re running three shifts: paid work, unpaid care, and the invisible mental load of planning, remembering and holding space for everyone else. Research shows this triple load creates a real exhaustion gap for women, not a resilience problem. This piece unpacks what’s really draining women’s energy at work—and how to start reclaiming it.

Picture this. You've had a record few months - hit every target, pulled off a project that made your boss look great at the board meeting, and somehow also became the unofficial office therapist for two colleagues going through tough times. Your male colleague, Jake, had a decent year. Fine. Nothing spectacular. But Jake did ask for a raise in October. You didn't, because the timing felt off, because you didn't want to seem ungrateful, because you thought your results would s