Menopause has long been treated as something private, but the silence surrounding it is increasingly at odds with demographic reality. Women over 50 are the fastest-growing group in the workforce in many countries, and most will experience menopause during their working lives.
Despite this, workplaces, policies and research continue to treat menopause as a personal matter rather than a structural one. The result is a profound mismatch between women’s lived experiences and the environments in which they work.
