This publication is an adjunct to Health Advocate’s recent webinar “Stress in the Workplace: Meeting the
Challenge” co-sponsored by the National Women’s Health Resource Center, the leading independent health
information source for women. This white paper offers comprehensive research about the causes and impact
of workplace stress, its role in lost productivity and higher healthcare costs and includes the effects of job
stress on women workers. The research also reviews successful organizational and individual strategies to
help manage stress and reduce costs. Following these strategies can help reduce absenteeism and turnover,
help employees better balance work/life responsibilities, and also reduce healthcare costs.