Are you one of the majority of women who prefer not to ask for help from anyone? You are not alone.

Statistics indicate that most women do not ask for help in the workplace, at home or even during tragic times.

However, it is crucial for us to ask for help and provide it when needed, so as to lend support to those around us.

Asking for help during tragic times

It is almost impossible for us to get through the catastrophic circumstances of life without anyone’s help.

But it’s important to remember that you don’t even have to ask for help out loud as your family, relatives, friends and neighbours are ready to offer assistance whenever you’re caught in a bad situation.

For example, author Emma Johnson did not realise how a number of loving and caring people in her life are ever-ready to help her in times of need until a tragedy occurred.

She penned down her journey in her book, ‘The Kickass Single Mom’, where she related her experiences coping after her husband met with an accident on his way to Europe.

Consequently, Johnson had to take care of her one-year-old daughter and prepare for the birth of her second child single-handedly.

She also had to start working to make ends meet. In the midst of all her troubles, it was her family, relatives, friends and neighbours who supported her emotionally.

They cooked and brought homemade food for her. They called her, emailed her and sent her letters of blessings and good wishes.

It is thanks to all this that Johnson felt stronger, and no longer alone.

Asking for help in the workplace

At the workplace, it is essential that you have good communication with others in order to work as a team.

Communicating within a group or with coworkers may help you find strategies to produce effective results quickly.

Referencing Emma Johnson once more, she managed to promote her blog by getting help from another blogger who she did not meet in person at all.

They talked on the phone and the helpful blogger provided her with techniques and tips that later on helped Johnson make her blog more successful.

If you are feeling stuck with a project at work, don’t hesitate to ask for help from your coworkers or seniors. It’ll save you from stressing out even further!

Asking for help at home

Working women do not ask for help at home, according to a recent study. Despite their high position at the workplace, most working women prefer to manage the responsibilities at home alone.

They also prefer not to hire nannies, chefs, or domestic helpers and they do not ask their husbands for help.

The study also revealed that the higher the position a woman holds in her occupation, the messier is the state of her house, and so the study concluded that women like to dominate the household despite being busy.

Women must learn to divide the domestic work equally with their life partners and change their perspectives to discourage gender divisions in marriages.

Plus, this will help you and your husband deepen your relationship, as this will provide the chance for you both to understand each other’s difficulties more easily and develop a deeper respect for each other.

This article first appeared in The New Savvy.

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