Category - Menopause and Work

It’s World Menopause Day!   In honor of the day, I was interviewed by Claire Gill of The National Menopause Foundation about menopause in the workplace. In This Episode, we delve into: Dispelling common misconceptions about menopause. The workplace challenges faced by women navigating menopause. Practical changes to support women during this transition.   You’ll …

Based on my work in menopause in the workplace, and recent book written with my wife Sharon called Working Through Menopause: The Impact on Women, Businesses and the Bottom Line,  I’ve been asked to join a very dynamic group of speakers for a roundtable on The Menopause Transition and Work. If this is a topic …

Menopause: three syllables, nine letters, and a whole lot of confusion. Let’s clear up the basic facts – some may surprise you!   Who?   Who goes through menopause? Every person with ovaries who lives long enough. That means half the population will go through menopause at some time. It’s as normal and certain as …

Finally, the US is starting to make some headway in supporting midlife women. Kudos to Reps. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, and David McKinley, R-W.Va., who have introduced a bipartisan bill in Congress called The Menopause Research Bill, which will according to a West Virginia press release, “jumpstart research into finding new treatments for symptoms caused by …

Menopause symptoms can wreak havoc on midlife women’s quality of life.  Now a new study suggests that if some of these symptoms are severe, it can affect a woman’s cognitive performance. The study, published in the journal Menopause, involved more than 400 women and is different because it compared the severity of certain menopause symptoms …

A March 2022 article in the British publication The House asked this very question.   They found that a lack of workplace support for menopause symptoms is ruining women’s careers. Sadly, many feel forced to reject promotions or even leave the workforce entirely. And that is not only bad for women; it’s bad for businesses. …

Whether you’re a business woman in perimenopause or menopause or a company that hires them, you will want to know about this new book called Working Through Menopause: The Impact on Women, Businesses and The Bottom Line released today to coincide with International Women’s Day.   Hot flashes, mood swings, poor sleep, and irritability are …

Menopause happens to every women who lives long enough. In today’s workplace, one in four women is either in menopause or transitioning into it in peri menopause. But no one seems to notice or care. And no one is offering needed support. Consider these facts: Six in ten menopausal women say their menopause symptoms have …

Hot flashes are the #1 symptom of menopause. Not only are they affecting 80% of women, they are very disruptive. Studies show that hot flashes alone as a healthcare issue cost businesses roughly $14 Billion dollars annually. And that doesn’t include the toll it takes on every business woman and her retention in the workforce. …

Working Through Menopause: The Impact on Women, Businesses and the Bottom Line available for pre-order.   Globally, pre menopause and menopause symptoms are costing businesses $810 billion dollars; hot flashes in the United States alone is costing businesses $14 billion dollars in lost productivity, days missed from work and associated costs. Yet seventy-three percent of women …