Travelling to work and back is claimed to be difficult for women than men. A recent research on this aspect reveals that women travelling to and from work were at a mental stress than the men.

The researchers claim that the burden of responsibilities on women was more than the men and that even after moving out of the office women had to perform odd jobs at home. A study, published in the Journal of Health Economics, found that women with pre-school age children were affected the most.

A team of researchers studied data of the British Household Panel Survey, which constituted of the yearly record of households in the UK, collecting information about employment, social and economic factors, well-being and health.

Women were psychologically at a greater pressure than men as men just traveled to and from work, but women had to perform various household jobs upon returning.

Co-author and economist Prof. Jennifer Roberts, from the University of Sheffield, stated that: "We know that women, especially those with children, are more likely to add daily errands to their commute, such as food shopping and dropping off and picking up children from childcare”.