Menopause symptoms at work: Government rejects calls for ‘menopause leave’ – a note from the Editor
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An estimated 1 million women will leave their jobs due a lack of support in dealing with menopause symptoms. Editor Olivia Hartland-Robbins shares her thoughts on the Government decision to reject calls for ‘menopause leave’
‘Supporting women does not by default discriminate against men’.
Are the government insulting women with its lack of action on the menopause?
Has it slammed the door in women’s faces, when progress on the subject was finally beginning to surface?
On menopause and the workplace, it was revealed last month that the government rejected a ‘menopause leave’ change in law that sought to support menopausal women.
The recommendation from the Commons Women and Equalities Committee proposed to make menopause a ‘protected characteristic’ under the Equalities Act.
The report focussed on menopause and the workplace, and highlighted how often women aren’t supported and therefore feel pushed out of work due to crippling menopause symptoms.
In fact, according to a BUPA & CIPD survey, an estimated 1 million women will leave their job due to a lack of menopause support.
These are shocking statistics, and an even more shocking and damming government rejection.
