'I want menopause to be as deeply embedded in workplace policies as pregnancy'

Employers risk losing experienced female members of staff if they fail to offer support during menopause

Catherine O’Keeffe, menopause workplace consultant, finds more and more employers are being proactive. Picture: Dave Meehan

Approximately 570,000 women are going through menopause in Ireland right now. Some 350,000 of these women are in paid employment and according to a 2021 survey, many are struggling.

Of the 1,152 interviewed for the Menopause Hub and the business representative group IBEC survey, 43% had considered giving up work entirely and 12% had already done so due to their symptoms.