Menopause stigma is impeding women’s career growth, survey says. Here’s how a lack of support is hampering ambition—and the economy

Women’s health care company Bonafide polled more than 2,000 U.S. women ages 40–64 for its fourth-annual State of Menopause report. Just over half of women (51%) said they wanted increased workplace accommodations. (Credit: izusek—Getty Images)

The absence of workplace accommodations for employees experiencing menopause isn’t just detrimental to their mental and physical well-being, it’s also damaging to their careers. That’s according to a new survey of thousands of women enduring symptoms of menopause and perimenopause.

Women’s health care company Bonafide polled more than 2,000 U.S. women ages 40–64 for its fourth-annual State of Menopause report, the results of which were published Monday. More than three in four women (76%) reported having no workplace accommodations for menopause, a biological milestone over 1 million women nationwide experience each year, according to the National Institute on Aging (NIA).