Female teachers across the United States are significantly more likely to experience frequent job-related stress and burnout than male educators, according to new survey results.
The RAND study found a 22-point difference in stress levels and a 6-point difference in the degree of burnout — gender disparities that have held constant since at least 2021. Female teachers are also almost twice as likely as similarly educated women in other professions to report frequent stress.
These trends are worrying not just for teachers, but also for students, said Elizabeth Steiner, senior policy researcher at RAND and the lead author of the report.