In this paper I examine the lack of self‐care regimes for women working in the non‐profit/non‐governmental sector. While I draw on ethnographic research conducted in the Malaysian context of women’s organisations, the issue of self‐care for activists and feminist activists is a global one that crosses borders and boundaries. I explore the gendered nature of care and care professions to demonstrate how women are predominantly affected in these working environments. To date, there has been little scholarship on self‐care and care in non‐profit/non‐governmental working environments. Using interviews from women working in the sector, I argue that women’s emotional, mental and physical health comes at a cost in these hectic workplaces. This paper contributes to the literature on gender, work and care in women’s organisations by taking seriously women’s concerns working in these spaces, where they experience self‐neglect and institutional barriers in care regimes.