Since 2019, over 28,000 people across 52 countries have accessed menopauseatwork.org and our free resources. 

 

We are part of a broader community of people encouraging organizations to recognise  that women of all ages are a highly motivated and valuable part of the workforce.

 

Below are some further academic studies to help understand and inform menopause and menstruation in the workplace. 

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We receive a large number of correspondences from across the world from scholars interested in researching menopause at work.  While we can't reply to all of them, we really appreciate that we need as large an evidence base as possible to understand the menopausal experience in all it's diversity.

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• Atkinson, C., Beck, V., Brewis, J., Davies, A., & Duberley, J. (2021). Menopause and the workplace: New directions in HRM research and HR practice. Human Resource Management Journal, 31(1), 49-64.

• Atkinson, C., Beck, V., Brewis, J., Davies, A., & Duberley, J. (2021). Menopause and the workplace: New directions in HRM research and HR practice. Human Resource Management Journal, 31(1), 49-64.

• Atkinson, C., Carmichael, F., & Duberley, J. (2021). The menopause taboo at work: Examining women’s embodied experiences of menopause in the UK police service. Work, Employment and Society, 35(4), 657-676.

• Atkinson, C., Carmichael, F., & Duberley, J. (2021). The menopause taboo at work: Examining women’s embodied experiences of menopause in the UK police service. Work, Employment and Society, 35(4), 657-676.

• Bariola, E., Jack, G., Pitts, M., Riach, K., & Sarrel, P. (2017). Employment conditions and work-related stressors are associated with menopausal symptom reporting among perimenopausal and postmenopausal women. Menopause, 24(3), 247-251.

• Beck, V., Brewis, J., & Davies, A. (2021). Women’s experiences of menopause at work and performance management. Organization, 28(3), 510-520.

• Brewis, J., van Amsterdam, N., & Wijntuin, P. (2026). “How did I cope with that for so long every day, all day?” Disruption, misrecognition, and menopause at work. Organization, 33(4), 491-510.

• Butler, C. (2020). Managing the menopause through ‘abjection work’: when boobs can become embarrassingly useful, again. Work, Employment and Society, 34(4), 696-712.

• Collins, H., Barry, S. H., & Grace. (2024). ‘Difficult to divulge’: The impact of organisational silence around the menopause. Work, Employment and Society, 38(5), 1445-1456.

• Conti, G., Ginja, R., Persson, P., & Willage, B. (2025). The menopause" penalty" (No. w33621). National Bureau of Economic Research.

• Daly, K. L., Pike, G., Clarke, V., & Beck, V. (2024). “Difficulty mentioning the M word”: Perceptions of a woman disclosing negative menopause symptoms in the workplace. Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: An International Journal, 19(3), 163-181.

• Faubion, S. S., Enders, F., Hedges, M. S., Chaudhry, R., Kling, J. M., Shufelt, C. L., ... & Kapoor, E. (2023, June). Impact of menopause symptoms on women in the workplace. In Mayo Clinic Proceedings (Vol. 98, No. 6, pp. 833-845). Elsevier.

• Gottardello, D., & Steffan, B. (2024). Fundamental intersectionality of menopause and neurodivergence experiences at work. Maturitas, 189, 108107.

• Thomas, S. L., Randle, M., & White, S. L. (2024). (Re) framing menopause: a comprehensive public health approach. Health Promotion International, 39(3), daae052.

• Throsby, K. (2026). Menopause and the paradoxes of self-help. The Sociological Review, 74(4), 707-726.

• Wood, K., McCarthy, S., Pitt, H., Randle, M., Arnot, G., & Thomas, S. L. (2025). “Hiding symptoms and balancing work, family and relationships”: Australian women discuss menopause and the midlife collision. Social Science & Medicine, 118681.

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OTHER RESOURCES

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• TUC (Trade Union Congress) - Body representing 48 trade union bodies in the UK (2017) Menopause in the Workplace Toolkit and Interactive Guide​

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• Fawcett Society - Membership charity campaigning for gender equality and women’s rights at work, at home and in public life (2022) Menopause in the Workplace - Commissioned Survey and Findings​

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