Tag: menopause
The workplace taboo – conversations women still avoid
From hot flushes in the boardroom to violence at home, some of the experiences affecting women’s working lives remain difficult to say out loud. We believe employers need to create workplaces where those conversations can happen without embarrassment, judgement or fear. I have seen how easily a woman can sit in a meeting when a hot flush begins.
Workplace menopause challenges and career impact
The Change. The Transition. The Great Climacteric. The M-word. Menopause, when ovaries stop producing eggs and women no longer have periods. Approximately 75% of women will experience symptoms that accompany the drop in oestrogen that comes with menopause. And when we do, it can get expensive to manage.
REPORT | Mental health challenges remain as top issues for women
I am quite concerned that 29% of the women surveyed globally have expressed that they feel their right to live free from violence is deteriorating. Closer to home, it is concerning that at 19% more than the global average, 50% of the South African women surveyed feel that their right to earn an equal wage is deteriorating.
