Employee Retention: Why Menopause Support is Your Secret Weapon

While in recent years, topics like parental leave and fertility have become more commonplace in the office, women’s health is still largely considered a taboo subject. In fact, 60% of women feel uncomfortable talking to their manager or supervisor about their symptoms relating to Menopause, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), or Endometriosis. All of this should come as a shock to HR, benefits, and company leaders, considering that in the U.S. alone: - 7 million women in their prime working years have Endometriosis - 5 million women of reproductive age have PCOS - 50 million women in the U.S. are in their mid-life stage of life, between 42 and 58, and 85% report experiencing Menopause Your female employees may be suffering in silence — and it's affecting your bottom line. So why are we still not able to talk about women’s health openly in the workplace? From improving employee retention metrics to bolstering women in senior leadership positions, HR teams need to focus on breaking the taboo.