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This research explores the experiences of women with systemic lupus erythematosus in the workplace, focusing on their challenges and coping mechanisms.

November 12, 2025Frontiers in PsychologyOpen Access

Performing wellness, concealing pain: a gendered continuum of challenges for women with lupus in the workplace

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ABArmand Bam JLJoy LulemaStellenbosch University

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Narrative inquiry highlights pain and emotional labour in women with lupus, indicating workplace struggles with identity and inclusion.

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This research explores the experiences of women with systemic lupus erythematosus in the workplace, focusing on their challenges and coping mechanisms.
Narrative inquiry approach involving eight professional women living with systemic lupus erythematosus
Participants recounted experiences regarding illness, identity, credibility, and inclusion
Thematic analysis was conducted with a feminist disability lens
Participants face layered tensions in navigating illness and workplace expectations
Diagnosis is described as both a clinical and epistemic struggle
Emotional and physical labour is required to maintain credibility under expectations of predictability

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Bam et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/692523d9c0ce034ddc3557d4 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1644068

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