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Menopause at Work

Oct 15, 2024 | entrepreneur.com | Lauren Chiren

According to a report published by the NHS Confederation on 2nd October 2024, around 60,000 women are unable to work due to severe menopause symptoms. Addressing these health issues could add an estimated £1.5 billion to the UK economy annually by enabling more women to stay in the workforce. Entrepreneurs and business leaders can help to lower this number by addressing it head on. Here's steps to open the menopause conversation at work, and how you can help to support your team members.
Why top firms can’t ignore the crossover between menopause and neurodiversity

Mar 21, 2024 | fnlondon.com | Lauren Chiren

Why top firms can’t ignore the crossover between menopause and neurodiversityBusinesses need to think about how to support their talent at a critical life stageFriday, 22 March 2024 at 04:01Lauren Chiren is a menopause trainer and founder of Women of a Certain StageNeurodiversity Celebration Week runs 18 to 24 March. Financial News will be showcasing more stories from financial services in the coming days. Sign up to our newsletters for more.
Menopause forced me to leave my job - no other woman should go through the same

Mar 8, 2024 | cityam.com | Lauren Chiren

Friday 08 March 2024 5:18 am Menopause forced me to leave my job – no other woman should go through the same A third of over 50s and retirees said availability of flexible working opportunities would keep them in workforce for longer – and a further 28 per cent could be tempted out of retirement if they simply had the option to work from home On International Women’s Day, Lauren Chiren shares how menopause forced her to leave her job – and launched her on an unexpected new career trajectory I...
10 Questions you need to ask your doctor about menopause

Feb 28, 2024 | readersdigest.co.uk | Lauren Chiren

Menopause can be difficult to navigate, and knowing how to advocate for yourself can be tough. Menopause coach Lauren Chiren shares ten questions you should ask your doctorPerimenopause and menopause can be difficult to navigate. Your body goes through several changes, with symptoms that can cause severe physical and mental health issues, and every person will have a different experience. Sadly, this can lead to feelings of loneliness and isolation.
Why menopause champions are important for inclusion

Feb 20, 2024 | personneltoday.com | Lauren Chiren

From providing a listening ear to colleagues to advising line managers on how they can support their team’s wellbeing, menopause champions can be an asset to any organisation, writes Lauren Chiren. The government’s women’s health priorities pledge is not enough; workplaces need menopause champions.
41 lives saved must be celebrated. Too many others aren’t so lucky

Dec 1, 2023 | shorturl.at | Mike Robinson FCA |Lauren Chiren |Diane Lightfoot

A landslide more than two weeks earlier had caused part of the Silkyara-Barkot tunnel, in Uttarakhand, to collapse and block their exit. For 17 long days, food and water were passed through small pipes to reach the trapped miners, which kept them alive – but it is hard to imagine what they went through. One of the rescued miners said, “We were really scared, every moment felt that death was standing nearby”.
Navigating the menopause maze: why employers must act

Nov 30, 2023 | britsafe.org | Lauren Chiren |David Gray |Matthew Sulley |Luke Price

As my senior role in financial services rapidly dimmed, amidst mysterious mental fog just before 40, not an inkling of menopause initially surfaced as the culprit. Rather, I thought I had early onset dementia. Now, just recalling basic meeting details, recalling colleagues’ (whom I had headhunted) names or financial figures, induced overwhelming anxiety as cognitive ‘gaps’ began to appear.
Workplace adjustments for disabled employees: time to move from ‘why’ to ‘why not’

Nov 30, 2023 | britsafe.org | Diane Lightfoot |Lauren Chiren |Peter Bennett OBE

What do I mean by a workplace adjustment? Called a ‘Reasonable Adjustment’ under the UK Equality Act 2010, a workplace adjustment is any change to the way someone does their job which enables them to work in the way that best suits them.