Zoom meetings are the new thing and so is the fatigue that comes with it. As the pandemic hit the world and locked everyone in their homes, office meetings shifted from conference rooms to video rooms.

While video conferences looked and sounded fun and interesting in the beginning, they slowly started affecting everyone’s mood, energy and resources.

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However, a new study has revealed that 'Zoom fatigue' is real and it is worse for women than it is for men, citing various reasons.

The study was conducted on nearly 10,500 people who were asked about their experiences with video conferencing during the coronavirus pandemic.

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One of the major reasons behind women getting adversely affected by Zoom video calls is the feature of having the opportunity to look at your own image on the screen. Body issue came out as a major reason behind the extreme fatigue.

Many women reported that they sometimes zone out during the meetings as they start getting too critical about the dark circles under their eyes or double chin or ‘fatty chin’, and more. Such self-criticism takes a toll on women and affects them negatively, bringing in mental tiredness.

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Researchers also found out that looking at one’s own image for long periods has had a negative effect, especially on women.

It has also been revealed that women tend to have longer meetings with shorter breaks, which can also be due to the kind of work they are doing and also due to the house-work balance they have had to, unfortunately, maintain.

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Younger people, too, have reported higher levels of tiredness due to video conferencing as they have also had the pressure of appearing in certain ways in front of their peers, and have faced extreme fatigue due to body image issues.

Non-white people also reported fatigue but the reason was majorly their introverted nature which was being faltered with the easy access of video conferencing now.

Researchers have advised people to switch off the self-view feature in the video conferencing software and websites to make sure the participants can be less critical of themselves, and take proper breaks in between in which they have been advised to walk away from screens.

Zoom meetings are the new thing and so is the fatigue that comes with it. As the pandemic hit the world and locked everyone in their homes, office meetings shifted from conference rooms to video rooms.

Zoom meetings are the new thing and so is the fatigue that comes with it. As the pandemic hit the world and locked everyone in their homes, office meetings shifted from conference rooms to video rooms. While video conferences looked and sounded fun and interesting in the beginning, they slowly started affecting everyone’s mood, energy and resources. Also read | Should you be using the video-conferencing app Zoom? However, a new study has revealed that 'Zoom fatigue' is real and it is worse for women than it is for men, citing various reasons. The study was conducted on nearly 10,500 people who were asked about their experiences with video conferencing during the coronavirus pandemic. Also read | Zoom, video-conferencing app admits it routed calls through China by mistake One of the major reasons behind women getting adversely affected by Zoom video calls is the feature of having the opportunity to look at your own image on the screen. Body issue came out as a major reason behind the extreme fatigue. Many women reported that they sometimes zone out during the meetings as they start getting too critical about the dark circles under their eyes or double chin or ‘fatty chin’, and more. Such self-criticism takes a toll on women and affects them negatively, bringing in mental tiredness. Also read | Why are concerns being raised on Zoom app's safety and security? Researchers also found out that looking at one’s own image for long periods has had a negative effect, especially on women. It has also been revealed that women tend to have longer meetings with shorter breaks, which can also be due to the kind of work they are doing and also due to the house-work balance they have had to, unfortunately, maintain. Also read | Dethroning, Whatsapp, TikTok video conferencing app Zoom tops download charts Younger people, too, have reported higher levels of tiredness due to video conferencing as they have also had the pressure of appearing in certain ways in front of their peers, and have faced extreme fatigue due to body image issues. Non-white people also reported fatigue but the reason was majorly their introverted nature which was being faltered with the easy access of video conferencing now. Researchers have advised people to switch off the self-view feature in the video conferencing software and websites to make sure the participants can be less critical of themselves, and take proper breaks in between in which they have been advised to walk away from screens.

Zoom fatigue is real and worse for women, study reveals

The year 2020 has given us a lot of video meeting moments to laugh at, be it children of lawmakers popping up from behind during TV interviews or children coming up with ways to disrupt classes. However, what stole the show this year is when anti-LGBT lawmaker from Lithuania was spotted with a semi-naked man during a Parliament meeting.

A&nbsp;Lithuanian MP Petras Grazulis is known to be an outspoken critic of the LGBTQ community in his country and has often publically criticised the idea of Pride marches and has even compared&nbsp;homosexuality with paedophilia.

During a Parliamentary meeting, Grazulis, who had a word document open on his system, was suddenly spotted with a sem-naked man popping from behind him on the screen. The man has not been identified as his face was half-visible. It is, however, not clear if the MP was decently-dressed or not as only his head was visible.

The duo is spotted looking at the screen for a few moments — as if to fix some error — before the document took over the screen again.

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The MP has not given a straight answer yet as to who the person was. Grazulis, however, was not happy with the reaction and meeting everyone's expectations, responded angrily to the reactions. He earlier claimed it was his son helping him fix something on his system and then changed his story claiming the semi-naked man was&nbsp;Andrius Tapinas, a journalist who has been "persecuting him for a long time".

"He's haunting me everywhere, it's no wonder that he got here," Grazulis said.

While the local media and people took a hit at the irony of the situation, the&nbsp;Chairman of the&nbsp;parliamentary committee Vytautas Juozapaitis expressed concern over 'onlookers' being present during such meetings as he feels it can be risky considering sensitive information is discussed in these meetings.

"It's probably the responsibility of every member of parliament to ensure that no other people appear in their home environment..," said&nbsp;Juozapaitis. "It's a question of why are they half-naked during working hours. Of course, you could say it's a person's private life, but he is connected to a Seimas (parliament) meeting."

The year 2020 has given us a lot of video meeting moments to laugh at, be it children of lawmakers popping up from behind during TV interviews or children coming up with ways to disrupt classes.

The year 2020 has given us a lot of video meeting moments to laugh at, be it children of lawmakers popping up from behind during TV interviews or children coming up with ways to disrupt classes. However, what stole the show this year is when anti-LGBT lawmaker from Lithuania was spotted with a semi-naked man during a Parliament meeting. A Lithuanian MP Petras Grazulis is known to be an outspoken critic of the LGBTQ community in his country and has often publically criticised the idea of Pride marches and has even compared homosexuality with paedophilia. During a Parliamentary meeting, Grazulis, who had a word document open on his system, was suddenly spotted with a sem-naked man popping from behind him on the screen. The man has not been identified as his face was half-visible. It is, however, not clear if the MP was decently-dressed or not as only his head was visible. The duo is spotted looking at the screen for a few moments — as if to fix some error — before the document took over the screen again. Also read| British author Roald Dahl's family issues quiet apology for anti-Semitic comments The MP has not given a straight answer yet as to who the person was. Grazulis, however, was not happy with the reaction and meeting everyone's expectations, responded angrily to the reactions. He earlier claimed it was his son helping him fix something on his system and then changed his story claiming the semi-naked man was Andrius Tapinas, a journalist who has been "persecuting him for a long time". "He's haunting me everywhere, it's no wonder that he got here," Grazulis said. While the local media and people took a hit at the irony of the situation, the Chairman of the parliamentary committee Vytautas Juozapaitis expressed concern over 'onlookers' being present during such meetings as he feels it can be risky considering sensitive information is discussed in these meetings. "It's probably the responsibility of every member of parliament to ensure that no other people appear in their home environment..," said Juozapaitis. "It's a question of why are they half-naked during working hours. Of course, you could say it's a person's private life, but he is connected to a Seimas (parliament) meeting."

Anti-LGBT lawmaker spotted with semi-naked man on video meeting

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