Caroline Nokes is chair of the women and equalities committee (House of Commons/PA)
(Picture: PA Wire)A cross-party committee of MPs has called for a large scale pilot of menopause leave as it warned a lack of support was forcing women out of the workforce.
The women and equalities committee, which is chaired by Conservative MP Caroline Nokes, said menopause should become a “protected characteristic” under the Equalities Act, like pregnancy.
