Workplace Wellbeing: No need to sweat the change at work

Supporting women in the workplace who are experiencing the effects of perimenopause and menopause is a win-win for the employees and employers 

There are many measures that can be put in place to help women to stay in the workplace and to continue developing their careers though menopause and beyond.

Many women hit their professional stride in their 40s. Having spent the previous two decades building up experience, they are ready to take on responsibility and move into more senior roles. But then perimenopause hits, throwing a hormonal spanner in the works for many.

“Some 420,000 of the 652,000 perimenopausal and menopausal women in Ireland are in paid employment,” says Loretta Dignam, CEO of the Menopause Hub, a dedicated menopause clinic. “Eighty per cent of those women experience menopausal symptoms and the top five symptoms that impact them at work are brain fog and memory loss, fatigue, a feeling of overwhelm, anxiety and loss of confidence.”