Great Place To Work is partnering with The Menopause Hub to launch the inaugural Menopause Workplace Excellence Awards
Irish employers will be rated for the first time on the efforts they are making to help female staff going through menopause.
The ground-breaking Menopause-Friendly Workplaces Awards will honour organisations across Ireland who are striving to support menopausal staff.
Menopause Hub CEO Loretta Dignam will lead a panel of expert judges, including former Dragons’ Den star Norah Casey, to assess participating employers on a variety of categories including menopause awareness training and support services.
Launching the awards, Ms Dignam said menopause remains a taboo subject for many in Ireland and women are suffering as a result.
“It was not that long ago when menopausal women in Ireland were talked about in hushed tones, as if they were suffering from some sort of unspeakable condition,” she said.
“For far too long, the plight of menopausal women in this country has been swept under the carpet.
“Attitudes are slowly changing but a lot more needs to be done.”
Ms Dignam opened Ireland's first-ever clinic solely devoted to treating menopausal women in Mount Merrion, south Co Dublin, in 2019, after discovering first-hand the lack of help available when she was experiencing symptoms.
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