Black workers prioritize their mental well-being more than any other racial group, according to a survey by the employment platform Oyster.
The platform surveyed more than 2,500 desk-based \u2013 or so-called knowledge \u2013 employees and found that more than 58 % of Black workers globally chose their mental well-being as their top priority.
Asian respondents came in second at 37.7 %.
\u201cBearing the brunt of systemic racism, prejudice, and societal injustice, perhaps Black knowledge workers must put more energy into protecting their mental health and can less afford to spend it elsewhere,\u201d the report stated.
Study authors found the ability of Black knowledge workers to focus has suffered because of external factors like the rising cost of living and health concern, particularly in America, Western Europe, and Canada.
For instance, 60.1 % of Black workers struggle with the cost of living, the survey found.
About 9.5% of respondents were Black knowledge workers, and the authors called it disheartening to see that they\u2019re disproportionately affected by the ever-rising costs of living.
\u201cIn fact, Black workers are more affected by pretty much every category than other racial groups, notably by global health concerns \u2013 41.6% of Black workers (compared to 14.8% of white workers) were very concerned about this, compared office in many cases, against their will,\u201d the authors wrote.
But nothing came close to spiraling living costs and personal concerns when factoring in the top external stressors, which the authors said was true across genders and geographies.
White workers reported being least affected in nearly every category \u2013 an example of privilege in practice, the authors concluded.
\u201cWhat privilege does do is protect certain populations from being as negatively affected when taken as a group,\u201d the authors noted.
They said the racial wage disparity present at many companies (and in society in general) means it\u2019s logical that Black workers are more affected by rising costs of living.
Systemic racism in healthcare and legislative environments means it\u2019s logical that Black workers are more affected by health concerns and political instability.
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