Women's health

The American comedian Michelle Wolf is well-known for her jokes around what if men had periods, including the classic line: “I think if men got periods, we’d have a...

ClearScore has enhanced support for staff affected by the menopause or the loss of a baby. The London-based credit score and report app, which has 460 employees, has signed...

Iris has unveiled a new global period policy to support its female employees. The creative marketing agency is expanding company-paid sick leave to cover symptoms such as severe period...

With 6,000 employees across the globe and around a third of them based in the UK, Clifford Chance regularly updates its employee benefits to support staff and stay competitive...

Attraction World Group has launched a new policy to help employees affected by the menopause. The plan was introduced to offer “a straightforward approach to supporting staff experiencing menopausal...

Employers are being urged to take “concrete steps” to tackle workplace gender equality on International Women’s Day (IWD) today (8 March). DeVere Group’s chief operating and diversity officer Beverley...

The Government is urging employers to offer better menopause support at work as it announces the appointment of England’s first Menopause Employment Champion. The Department for Work and Pensions...

Industry experts have expressed concern over Labour’s proposals to support menopausal women in the workplace. The party is suggesting that larger companies have menopause action plans in place that...

Now is the perfect time for employers to discuss menopause support at work following the government’s announcement that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) costs will be cut in England, according...

The government’s refusal to make menopause a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 and its rejection of a large-scale pilot of menopause leave in England have been met...