Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Why we need to talk about menopause at work
In a 2022 Fawcett Society/Channel 4 survey1 of UK women aged 45–55, 10% of respondents who had worked during the menopause reported leaving a job because of menopause symptoms. Drawing on recent research, many are not leaving because they want to or because they lack ambition; they are leaving because their workplaces are failing to support them through menopause. For too long, women's health has been the quiet conversation in the workplace, often misunderstood, sidelined or simply ignored. Whether it’s
