Why Zoom fatigue is worse for women — Quartz at Work
April 16, 2021 During Zoom meetings with colleagues, I am usually holding a second, secret meeting with my own face. The conversations in this meeting-within-a-meeting can get pretty tense. Why are you like this? I ask my chin, which is sprouting a bright red pimple. You need a whitening kit, I tell my teeth, which look dingy when I smile at a colleague’s joke. Stop looking so tired! I command my under-eyes circles, worried that my teammates will mistake my sleepiness for boredom. Getting off the call, I often feel noticeably disheartened—not because of anything my co-workers said, but...