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Talking About Menopause in the Workplace

Sarah Carter, Ollie Jay, Kirsten I Black

Case Reports in Women’s Health

2021 April

DOI: 10.1016/j.crwh.2021.e00306

Elsevier

Licence Label: CC BY 4.0

This paper explores how menopause symptoms may affect employees in workplace settings, with a particular focus on physical and cognitive impacts. It highlights how symptoms such as hot flushes, sleep disruption, and fatigue can influence concentration, performance, and overall work capacity. The authors also note that workplace conditions, including temperature, workload, and stress, can shape how symptoms are experienced. While there is limited evidence linking menopause directly to workplace safety risks, the paper suggests that its wider effects on health, fatigue, and performance are relevant for employers to consider.

This research highlights menopause as an emerging workplace issue that goes beyond comfort and has implications for performance and wellbeing

  • Symptoms such as hot flushes, fatigue, and sleep disruption may affect concentration and work performance
  • Workplace factors (e.g. heat, stress, workload) can influence how symptoms are experienced
  • There is limited evidence linking menopause directly to safety risk, but indirect effects may still be important
  • Ongoing symptoms can contribute to reduced productivity and increased fatigue
  • There is potential for a feedback loop between workplace stress and symptom severity
  • Menopause may need to be considered within workplace health and safety approaches, not just wellbeing initiatives

© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. The original work remains the intellectual property of the authors and publisher. Commentary by The Well Crowd. © The Well Crowd Ltd. 2026. All rights reserved. This content provides a summary and independent commentary on the original research and does not reproduce the original publication. It is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional or medical advice. No part of this content may be reproduced or distributed without prior written permission.

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