3 ways to create a menopause-friendly work culture | Andrea Berchowitz

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Health & Fitness, Fitness, Shoshana Ungerleider, Medicine, How To Be Healthier, Ted Shoshana, Ted Talks Health

4.2 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2021

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Hot flashes, joint pain, anxiety, depression, difficulty sleeping -- these unforgiving menopause symptoms directly impact work but often go overlooked and under-discussed as a taboo topic, says entrepreneur Andrea Berchowitz. She gives practical advice on how to create a menopause-friendly work culture that supports gender equity and diversity retention in the workplace.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective
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0:13.5	Talking about menopausant work is still seen as taboo, but this directly contributes to global gender inequity.
0:21.0	In her 2021 Ted Global Idea Search Talk, entrepreneur Andrea Berkowitz shares practical ways companies can make work culture more menopaus friendly.
0:31.0	So employees don't have to sacrifice their earning potential or put their careers on hold just because they're going through the natural processes of aging.
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1:49.0	Of America's 500 largest companies, only 41 have female CEOs.
1:54.0	And if you look at other countries, the data is similar and in some cases worse.
1:59.0	And of course there are a number of factors contributing to global gender inequity in the workplace.
2:04.0	But I believe that there is one factor often under recognized and that's menopause.
2:10.0	So what do I mean? Many women will rise into senior positions of leadership in their 40s or their 50s.
2:16.0	The average age of a CEO is mid 50s. Perry menopause or the transition into menopause generally occurs also between 45 and 55.
2:27.0	And this is where the symptoms really start and it can last up to 10 years.
2:31.0	So just as a woman is stepping up, taking the reins, earning at her highest potential, her body can feel like it's betraying her.
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