Menopause awareness in the workplace
Menopause affects 51% of the population Average age is 51 Typically between 45 and 55 years of age Around 1 in 100 are under 40 years old
Figures
In the UK:
- Menopause affects 51% of the population
- Average age is 51, or between 45 and 55
- Severely affects a third of women and can affect transmen and non-binary individuals
- Around 1 in 100 are under 40 years old
- Symptoms affect the work performance of 3 in every 5 menopausal individuals
- Sadly – still taboo and can prevent sufferers seeking treatment/support at work
Symptoms in the workplace
Hot flushes, tiredness, poor concentration, poor memory, and low mood/depression.
Symptoms vary in severity, and impact, and can severely affect sufferers in everyday activities.
Why support employees going through the menopause?
Due to the age at which sufferers experience menopausal symptoms, it is likely that these members of staff are experienced in what they do at work. They know the systems, and the people.
Many menopausal employees leave their jobs at the peak of their careers due to unbearable symptoms, which means more money is spent by your organisation on advertising their position, recruitment, and training. Supporting your experienced staff is more cost effective and the right thing to do.
How our training helps
Investing in YPS Psychology’s Menopausal Mind training will raise awareness of menopause in the workplace and give your team leaders advice on how they can easily support their employees’ needs in the setting, without spending lots of money.
‘The Change: An Introduction’
Nothing stays the same, and this is true of our bodies. Step into the world of the menopausal woman and develop your understanding of the daily problems she experiences, how others might perceive her, and helpful strategies to make her life easier at work.
‘See through Symptoms’
Wonder how to help your menopausal employees concentrate better at work? Want to improve their mood, and work attendance rate? Wish you could put in place simple things in the workplace to make the setting more comfortable to work in? This training offers all this and more.