Menopause is still mostly invisible in business. This is what the study of the new opinion reminds us of the greatness of displeasure that many women live in silence.
Every year in France, about 500,000 women enter Menopause. If this major hormonal transition is more publicly published today, there are many women who cross it in silence and often without help. According to a survey conducted for Astellas Lab, which was published on July 2, 87% of Menopausal women said they felt shy.
“Menopause is not a disease, but it is accompanied by great hormonal riots,” says gynecologist Verion Leisxis-Enecologist. The brutal fall of estrogen hinders many physiological systems that explain the diversity and intensity of the symptoms. For some women is a real tidal wave. “
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Real discomfort
One of the most frequent and separatist symptoms during the working day, the respondents first of all testify to the thermal bouquets (62%), then fatigue (57%) and sleep disorders (50%). The whole camouflage behind the smile. Women prefer to hide what they go, fearing to be perceived as fragile or less efficient. And this self-assessment is massive, the research emphasizes. Even the exchange of exchange between women remains limited (for 48% of respondents), only 6% of women interviewed that they discussed their hierarchy.
For some, this silence even becomes a professional survival strategy. 25% of respondents are afraid that the simple fact of talking about their Menopause damages their career. “Taboo around Menopause reveals more systemic imbalance more than simple inequality, analyzes Keroline Losel, and an expert on the quality of life.
When the body becomes a professional brake
This silence has a specific price for stakeholders and sometimes consequences for their professional life. 12% of women say they have already experienced a difficult situation in the workplace due to menopause. “Insomnia affects the capacity of concentration, the heated February affects self-confidence and weigh mood disorders on professional relationships.” These manifestations are not visible, but they have real weight on the quality of life. “
Women’s body is still perceived as private, even a shameful subject and should remain desirable in collective imagination
Caroline Loisel, Job Quality Specialist
Sexism and ignorance
Taboo feeds between colleagues, often not so good. In this survey, two women claims to hear sexist or humiliating statements about the monastery, including 32% in the current or past business. “Some prefer to avoid meetings, isolate themselves. It is not only a matter of comfort, it is a loss of professional visibility, warns of the quality of work in the long run.
Ignorance, especially male, strengthen this final. In parallel with this investigation, 478 men were also interrogated in parallel with this investigation. As a result, only 67% were able to recognize most of the symptoms compared to 88% of interested women. An open trend that reflects a lack of flammable information in a company and abroad.
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Still shy recognition
To these questions, many hopes hope to change. Two-thirds of women would like to be able to talk about Menopause at work, and almost one is two calculations that it’s time to make it all over HR. Some employers attract it. ASTELLAS Laboratory, this study partner, has launched an internal program with controlled discussions and educational resources to raise awareness. And he is not the only one. For example, AXA insurance is also offered seminars and individual support.
Abroad, the independent and English-speaking label of “Menopause Friendly” targets in 2021 to promote companies operating in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and the United States. So when is such an initiative in France? “As long as Menopause remains with the intimate sphere, women will continue to pass alone, silence, claims that companies will take their share.”
Source: Le Figaro
