According to a
report in the British Food Journal, three-quarters of British women still do
most of the household food shopping and cooking. The study can be duplicated
here in the United States where food shopping and other household duties are
part of the everyday demands, and this is the case whether a woman has a
full-time job or not. It brings up a growing health issue for
women. Many women feel tremendous stress trying to do multiple jobs and
ultimately feeling that they are not succeeding. They believe they’re not
doing anything quite well. The bottom line is women need to have
realistic goals and understand that many jobs, especially things you do at
home, are almost never successfully completed. It is important to keep
things in perspective and not to be too tough on yourself. From a
psychological standpoint, and a standpoint of dealing with stress, these issues
are important and really need to be looked at.
