Going through menopause affects the productivity and experience of many in the workplace.
Here’s how employers can offer needed support.
Jill Angelo is the CEO and founder of Gennev, the first-ever online clinic for women in menopause.
It offers telemedicine access to OBGYNs, menopause health coaches, wellness products, and free education.
Leah Millheiser, MD, NCMP, is an OB/GYN and a NAMS-certified menopause practitioner.
As a result, having to manage menopause (without employer support) is actually a commoncauseof prematureworkplace departure.
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Number two is hot flashes, perhaps occurring in the middle of an important meeting.
When you roll them together, these symptoms also tend to exacerbate each other.
And maybe theyre tired because of insomnia, which worsens that forgetfulness.
Or, being concerned about forgetting something causesanxiety, which is another symptom of menopause.
People often minimize or dismiss their struggles and experiences [with menopause] to avoid career penalties.
The mainstream work culture over-glorifying the hustle pushes women to compromise their own well-being for the sake of productivity.
It took dinner with a group of friends for her to realize it was likely menopause.
It wasnt until 1993 that theFamily and Medical Leave Act was passed, finally guaranteeing (still unpaid!)
maternity leave to people at qualifying companies.
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To achieve that broad cultural shift, the experts suggest businesses center menopause awareness through training and education.
(This is aservice that Gennev offers, too.)
Its like, You want mental health-care, go here.
You want guidance through conception, go here.
You want menopause help, go here.
Thanks to the pandemic, employers are also more responsive to these valid requests than ever.
And going forward, theres no reason folks experiencing menopause shouldnt regularly be given the same due.
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