Menopause at work
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Evernow is doing some great data collecting when it comes to menopause, and now has a wider look with the new Menopause in the Workplace report. Founder Alicia Jackson shared the findings via this LinkedIn post: Silent Quitting and the $26.6 Billion Drain: Why Employers Can't Afford to Ignore Menopause Anymore.
Top lines from their ongoing survey of 2,000 women, ages 40-60:
70 percent of women rated their symptoms as “severe” or “very severe”
50 percent reported inability to focus and 48 percent reported brain fog as the symptoms with the greatest impact on their work, closely followed by headaches and fatigue
women report missing an average of 9 days per year, and 65 percent believe their needs in this transition are overlooked by their employer
Alicia’s top lines:
Companies are losing US$26.6 billion annually due to decreased productivity and increased medical costs related to menopause
85 percent of women report impacts on productivity, performance…
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