Few Organizations Address Menopause Stigma, Affecting Well-Being, Productivity, and the Bottom Line

When a young colleague reported sick because of regular pains, SPIEGEL editor Maren Hoffmann came to ponder: Why is women's health often regarded as taboo in everyday working life? And what can employers change?

With age, the skin loses in firmness and elasticity. It is not uncommon, during menopause, to find its skin completely dehydrated and flaccid. This is due to the natural fall of hormones (estrogens and progesterones) to menopause. This period, which any woman will live sooner or later, can be difficult to endure because it is synonymous with drastic changes. Many quincagenaires no longer feel comfortable in their bodies because of weight gain, a…

Few Organizations Address Menopause Stigma, Affecting Well-Being, Productivity, and the Bottom Line

Jacksons Point, Ontario, Canada (Newsworthy.ai) Thursday Apr 3, 2025 @ 8:00 AM America/Toronto — Although most HR professionals are aware that perimenopause and menopause symptoms affect the careers of many women in the workplace, few believe their organizations actively work to address the stigma surrounding these issues. Just 22% of HR professionals believe their organizations actively work to reduce this stigma for all employees, including th…

The climacteric period is the end of a woman who lives for others - and who ceases to measure her worth through the eyes of others. That can only be liberating

Three factors in particular determine which women are affected.

Three factors in particular determine which women are affected.