Menopause is ‘having a moment’. What’s next for workplaces, health care
Global News
Despite the push to raise awareness, women across the country continue to face stigma around menopause and there is a lack of support at workplaces, experts say.
With menopause becoming more mainstream this year, advocates in Canada are hopeful this shift could drive progress in health care and workplaces to better support women in what can be a very difficult stage in their life.
In an aging population, more women in their 40s and 50s are openly talking about their own experience with menopause on social media and elsewhere.
“Menopause is definitely having a moment, but I think it’s actually turning into a movement,” said Janet Ko, president and co-founder of the Menopause Foundation of Canada (MFC).
“I believe it’s become more mainstream because gen-X women are driving the conversation and demanding a different experience than their mothers and grandmothers,” she told Global News in an interview.
Despite the push to raise awareness, women across the country continue to face stigma around menopause and there is a lack of support at workplaces, experts say.
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