Did you know that menopausal women are the fastest growing population at work? Or that around 8 out of 10 menopausal women are in work?
Whilst some women sail through menopause, 3 out of 4 experience symptoms and as many as 1 in 4 have serious symptoms. However, around half have never consulted a healthcare professional about their menopause.
Research also shows that the majority of women are unwilling to discuss menopause related health problems with their line managers, or ask for any support they may need.
Here at South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue, we’re passionate about the health and wellbeing of our colleagues and that means talking about menopause openly.
Did you know we have our own Menopause Guidance document that has lots of information on how you can support your staff and colleagues, what we as an employer can do to support women with the menopause and a useful symptom checker for anyone who is unsure.
SYFR_Menopause_Guidance-Mar_2020_V1.0_FINAL.pdf (syfrwellbeing.co.uk)
We also commissioned this really useful short video to help you improve your knowledge of the menopause. https://youtu.be/IOJ5YcryCYQ
We have a link on our health and wellbeing page dedicated to women’s health and the menopause that provides further information and signposting to appropriate services. Be well at work – Women’s Health and Wellbeing (syfrwellbeing.co.uk)
We will shortly be advertising our new menopause awareness workshops for all colleagues and line managers so if this is something you would like to organise for your teams/ crews please email watch out for future communications or email Kirsty Thorley ([email protected]) for further information.
