Subject: women leaders navigating menopause.

Menopausal challenges are what the majority of females would call an open secret: we all seem to know it, but no one talks about it. There are plenty of challenges to vocally addressing them in organizations, starting with not being reasonably considered for promotions and senior roles. Along with it comes the fear of being called "too old" for new responsibilities. So, how do women leaders navigating menopause maintain (and prove) their efficiency at work despite the rushing hormonal changes? And with the conversation on women's mental and physical anguish during menopause getting louder by the day, what can companies do to become more welcoming towards them?

Tune in to this episode of the Women's Leadership Success podcast to find out.
Women Leaders Navigating Menopause:  WLS 118 Episode Highlights:

What is Menopause? Why should men and women (even those not in menopause) care about this topic?
Why do senior women have unique workplace requirements as they move through menopause? How can organizations address them?
Why is it important for senior women and female founders to redefine their networks as they move through menopause?
Why are senior women in menopause dropping out of the workforce?
Why does every woman need a career plan in menopause?
How can women increase their career health and wealth and maintain career momentum through menopause?
And more!

On today’s Women’s Leadership Success Podcast, Sabrina Braham and her guest Fiona McKay lead conversations on embracing menopause to create more equitable workplaces for women. They discuss leadership development, career growth, and personal development for senior executive women and female founders. Having undergone a severe abdominal hysterectomy, Fiona explains the extreme physical, mental, and emotional struggles senior women can experience during that period. She also shares how they could use that phase for positive self-reflection, goal-setting, and planning, treating it as a new beginning in their lives, and how companies can create better work environments and devise work methodologies that allow women to speak about their health struggles openly.

 

Women Leaders Navigating Menopause:  Fiona McKay’s Interview on Navigating The Menopause Maze in The Workplace

Fiona McKay is a world-renowned speaker, career and business coach for females, gender acceleration strategist, and the Founder of The Menopause Maze™, a method, and company that focuses exclusively on career acceleration for senior women. She is an award-winning entrepreneur and is recognized as one of the top 250 influencers in FemTech.

 

Navigating The Menopause Maze in The Workplace: Show Notes

Fiona talks about undergoing an abdominal hysterectomy, the aftermath of the surgery (including hot flashes), the reasons for taking up hormone replacement therapy later on, and how all of it inspired her to research menopause at work to help senior women and female founders keep their careers growing amid the challenges due to menopause. [01:34-04:34]

>>  What is menopause? What does it look like for Caucasian women and women of color? [04:35-05:39]

>> The impact of menopause on men and why they must know its symptoms [05:41:06:35]

>> What are the symptoms of menopause? How long do they keep showing? [06:38-08:09]

>> How can female leaders succeed despite the challenges faced during menopause? [08:29-10:31]

>> Dealing with the prejudice of being "old" after reaching menopause. [10:32-12:25]

>> Rethinking your career goals and dreams during menopause: how to discover your goals, set new ones, and decide whether to move out from your current job and take up something new or continue to grow in it. [12:43-15:10]

>> On women being encouraged to take lesser jobs after menopause. [15:11-17:03]

>> What women should do to adjust to being in menopause. [17:04-19:47]