149788 20251017144638.0 doi 10.1177/14680173241312764 sideral 142203 ART-2025-142203 eng Romero-Martín, Sandra Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-3695-2850 Feminization and burnout among female social workers 2025 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Summary Feminization has been and continues to be a characteristic of social work: it has played a role in the profession's lower status. Despite the similarities between feminism and social work, the profession tends to perpetuate systemic structures of gender inequality. These structural features can increase overload and burnout among female social workers. Our study applies the gender perspective to an analysis of the social work profession. It seeks to ascertain the level of burnout of female social workers in Aragon (Spain), the possible determinants that generate it and some preventive strategies identified in the discourse of professionals. We applied a sequential mixed method, combining a quantitative analysis of burnout via the distribution of questionnaires to a sample of 305 active social workers in Aragon (Spain), with the qualitative analysis of the discourse of 42 professionals in interviews and discussion groups. For the analysis, we followed the theoretical approach of communicative methodology. Findings This study concludes that there is a greater degree of burnout and workload among female professionals, a general underrepresentation of women in managerial positions, and a perception that their interventions are undervalued. Applications This work seeks to show some of the structural gender differences that still exist in the profession. In addition, from the understanding of the levels of burnout of female social workers as well as the structural and labour elements that can condition its appearance, this article aims to contribute to the approach to professional care in organizations from a gender perspective. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess All rights reserved http://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Elboj-Saso, Carmen Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-0937-4861 Íñiguez-Berrozpe, Tatiana Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-4530-9645 4009 775 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Psicología y Sociología Área Sociología 4009 813 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Psicología y Sociología Área Trabajo Social y Serv.Soc (2025), [22 pp.] JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK 1468-0173 311999 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/149788/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 1382752 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/149788/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:149788 articulos driver 2025-10-17-14:30:16 ARTICLE