**2. Materials and Methods**

The researchers wanted to explore the phenomenon of burnout in women in the nonprofit sector and, specifically, how COVID-19 contributed to the phenomenon. The present study sought to answer the following research questions: (1) What does burnout look like in women in the nonprofit sector, and (2) what are the implications for organizational leaders in a post-pandemic work world? Additionally, the researchers have a strong background in theories of organizational leadership, and their understanding of burnout at the organizations' micro, mezzo, and macro levels was essential to provide implications for organizational leaders. The literature review for the article consisted of a systematic search using the keywords burnout, burnout in women in the nonprofit sector, COVID-19 and women in the nonprofit sector, burnout in women, results of burnout in helping professions, the phenomenon of burnout, implications of burnout in women in the nonprofit sector, and burnout in the nonprofit sector. Google Scholar, Emerald Publishing, Steelman Library, Google, and ProQuest were used to identify peer-reviewed articles, reports, blogs, and dissertations addressing keyword searches. The results produced 74 peer-reviewed papers, four dissertations, five nonprofit and business association reports, and 86 articles and blogs from 169 sources. A selective process addressing keyword searches resulted in 42 sources used for the article. The challenge in writing this article was the limited number of sources addressing only women in the nonprofit sector. Therefore, the researchers extrapolated data sets where percentages of the results accounted for 50 percent or more of women. When referenced, the study's results, and the percentage of women are stated in the article. The article presents existing research to make recommendations for the post-pandemic nonprofit world to reduce the burnout that was intensified by all the burden this sector had to endure to meet the needs of the people during the pandemic and based those recommendations upon published data.
