Menopause and Menstrual Health Support
Experiencing Menopause
Henpicked is one of the UK’s largest, fastest-growing websites for menopause support. Dive into the Henpicked Menopause Hub for a comprehensive collection of resources covering all aspects of menopause.
CIC have created a comprehensive support guide to understand and navigate menopause successfully. This is a useful resource to download and work through, with insights into what is menopause, symptom checker, periods, contraception, menopause after cancer, talking to others about menopause, and myth busting.
The NHS provide guidance on menopause which provides advice on things you can do, what treatment is available and where you can get help and support.
Cycle of Change’s short film empowers women and share real-life experiences from all stages of the menopause transition.
Watch this video discussing what everyone needs to know about how to get the best from your GP menopause appointment.
Explore the symptoms and gain valuable insights from Rock My Menopause.
Use this cheat sheet for a really good menopause chat with your GP surgery. Use this before your appointment. It covers everything you and your GP need to know to help you get across what it is that you need in order to feel better.
Menopause Information for Employers
Sign the Menopause Workplace Pledge by Wellbeing of Women and take positive action to make sure everyone going through the menopause is supported. So far, more than 2,700 employers, including the BBC, Tesco, and Royal Mail, have signed the pledge.
Discover the Menopause at Work: Guide for People Managers, offering invaluable guidance on supporting employees through the menopause transition. Equip yourself with essential insights to create a supportive and inclusive workplace environment.
Watch Andrea Berchowitz’s Ted Talk, detailing how unforgiving menopause symptoms directly impact work but often go overlooked and under-discussed as a taboo topic. Gain practical advice on how to create a menopause-friendly work culture that supports gender equity and diversity retention in the workplace.
Dive into Deborah Garlick’s article with Menopause Friendly UK explaining why it’s important for all employers to take menopause seriously, including experience in menopause campaigns.
Download a ‘Let’s Talk Menopause at Work Poster’ from CIPD.
Menopause Resources for HR
For guidance on how to navigate menopause in the workplace whilst ensuring compliance with employment law, see Deborah Garlick’s article with Menopause Friendly.
Discover why menopause support is a crucial component of your HR toolkit. Access comprehensive guidance and resources to effectively support employees through this transition through this article by Menopause Friendly.
Read the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)’s 2024 guidance on menopause in the workplace, which highlights how menopause symptoms may be considered a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and provides resources designed to help employers understand their legal obligations in relation to supporting workers experiencing menopausal symptoms.
Menopause Training
Manchester Mind is offering free menopause training sessions for Small to Medium Enterprises (with less than 250 employees) across Greater Manchester. These include:
- Mindfulness and relaxation for menopause for those experiencing menopause;
- Menopause for those managing others (such as managers, supervisors and HR professionals);
- Menopause for all staff, volunteers, or placement workers;
- Menopause for those from diverse communities.
The Mind Menopause Project offers culturally appropriate and specific awareness sessions, available in a range of languages and with knowledge of what help is accessible.
Menstrual Health Support
Wellbeing of Women’s Period Information Hub provides all the information you need to help manage your symptoms, to know how and when to seek help, and where to find key support services, with the goal to make sure no-one is held back by their period.
Join Henpicked’s pre-recorded lunch-and-learn style webinar, where expert Dr Clare Spencer, to find out more about menstrual health, and what to do when it’s not right. https://www.cipd.org/uk/knowledge/guides/menstruation-support/
Explore Grace and Green’s Period Dignity downloadable resources designed to help you cultivate open, inclusive conversations about periods, puberty, and menstrual health. While focused on schools and universities, these resources are applicable to everyone.
Grace and Green also offer sustainable, organic period products, with a discount for VCSE groups.
Menstrual Health at Work
Explore Endometriosis UK’s guide to supporting employees’ menstrual health at work, focusing on 6 conditions:
- Endometriosis
- Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder
- Adenomyosis
- Fibroids
- Heavy menstrual bleeding
Discover this information through webinars, resources, and information events.
Looking to better understand the challenged faced by employees who menstruate? Dive into CIPD’s Menstruation Support at Work report for valuable insights and data.
Interested in creating a supportive workplace environment for employees who menstruate? This CIPD guide is full of practical advice to help employers provide support around menstruation and menstrual health in the workplace.
Explore Inclusive Employers’ blog post ‘Understanding Menstrual Leave and Periods in the Workplace’ for insights and strategies for supporting employees needs.