washington a new study has suggested that workplace stress can put strain on employees family relationships especially in case of womenthe study has suggested that the pressure to perform has an adverse effect on employees families workplace stress has more adverse effect on womens family relationships rather than mens in addition both women and men are more likely to become anxious about childcare arrangements when placed under pressure by workplace practices women are also less likely to get help at home from male partners if men have jobs which they require more timeevidence of work strain is particularly strong in places such as call centres where it rises by 10 per cent among employees whose work is continually checked by ict systems