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Examining Gender and Care  \nKristen Ferguson Nipissing University  \nYvonne James  \nUniversity of Ottawa  \nIvy Bourgeault University of Ottawa  \nAbstract  \nThe literature reports high levels of occupational stress for teachers, exacerbated by heavy loads of emotional labour in the classroom. We know less, however, about teacher mental health concerns as they relate to leaves of absences and returns to work, and the role gender may play related to leaves of absences and returns to work. Our pilot study aimed to address these gaps using a survey (n= 67) and follow up interviews (n = 8) . We found that the stress teachers experienced at school often results from lack of support from administration, increased workload, lack of resources, violence, and isolation, which then impacts home lives. Over a quarter of teachers surveyed have taken a leave of  \nCanadian Journal of Education / Revue canadienne de l’éducation 45:2 (2022)©2022 Canadian Society for the Study of Education/ Société canadienne pour l’étude de l’éducation  \n[www.cje-rce.ca](www.cje-rce.ca)  \nabsence from work, with the majority being women. Female teachers often used sick days to care for ill children. Stigma surrounding teacher mental health and leaves of absence were both perceived as prevalent within the profession.  \nKey words: teacher stress, teacher mental health, leaves of absences, teaching as carework  \nRésumé  \nLa littérature rapporte des niveaux élevés de stress professionnel chez les enseignants, exacerbés par les lourdes charges de travail émotionnel en classe. Toutefois, nous en savons moins sur les préoccupations en matière de santé mentale des enseignants concernant les congés et le retour au travail, ainsi que sur le rôle que peut jouer le genre en rapport avec les congés et le retour au travail. Notre étude pilote visait à combler ces lacunes en menant un sondage (n = 67) et des entrevues de suivi (n = 8) . Nous avons découvert que le stress vécu par les enseignants à l’école provient souvent d’unmanque de soutien de la part de l’administration, d’un surplus de travail, d’un manque de ressources, de la violence et de l’isolement qui se répercutent ensuite sur leur vie familiale. Plus d’un quart des enseignants interrogés ont pris une absence du travail, la majorité étant des femmes. Les enseignantes ont souvent utilisé les congés de maladie pour s’occuper d’enfants malades. La stigmatisation de la santé mentale des enseignantset des congés est perçue comme étant répandue au sein de la profession.  \nMots-clés : stress des enseignants, santé mentale des enseignants, absences du travail, congés de maladie, l’enseignement comme travail de soins  \nAcknowledgements  \nThe authors thank Chantal Demers and Henrietta Akuamoah-Boeteng for their assistance with the survey dataset. This research was supported by the Canadian Institute of Health Research and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Partnership Development Grant (Number 890-2016-3026, 2016-2018) .  \nCanadian Journal of Education / Revue canadienne de l’éducation 45:2 (2022) [www.cje-rce.ca](www.cje-rce.ca)  \nIntroduction  \nTeaching has been described as a stressful profession (Naghieh et al., 2015) with little reprieve in sight. For instance, the Ontario Secondary Schools Teachers’ Federation reports that over 71% of secondary school teachers feel that their work stress has increased or significantly increased in the past five years (Johnston-Gibbens, 2014) . There is little extant research, however, about the consequences of these high stress levels on teachers. This is concerning, because in any given week it is estimated that half a million Canadians take sick days because of mental illness (Howatt & Cowan, 2017), with media outlets reporting that teachers are using their sick days more now than ever before (Miller, 2018; Ouhit, 2019; Sarrouh & Rushowy, 2021) .  \nTeacher absences are important to all stakeholders in education","cbCaiuSonxjzEG1T","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuSonxjzEG1T","pdf",1066793,35,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n# Reviewing the Research\n## Teacher Stress and Mental Health","[{\"question\":\"What problem does the pilot study address about teacher mental health?\",\"answer\":\"It examines how teachers’ mental health concerns relate to leaves of absence and returns to work, and how gender may influence those experiences.\"},{\"question\":\"How was the study conducted?\",\"answer\":\"The pilot study used a survey (n=67) and follow-up interviews (n=8) to gather teachers’ perceptions and experiences.\"},{\"question\":\"What factors are linked to teacher stress in the study’s findings?\",\"answer\":\"School-based stress is associated with lack of administrative support, increased workload, insufficient resources, violence, and isolation, which can affect teachers’ home lives.\"}]","Teacher Mental Health and Leaves of Absences - A Pilot Study Examining Gender and Care | PDF",1792082754,88]