It’s Time to Start Talking about Menopause at Work

Menopause is not just a personal issue but a significant business challenge that requires immediate attention and action.

1.1 B

1.1 billion women globally will be in menopause by 2025

25%

25% of women consider leaving their jobs due to severe menopause symptoms

63%

63% of women say menopause symptoms negatively affect their work

We are learning to discuss race, gender, neurodiversity, and generational differences more openly at work and we NOW need to put menopause on the agenda.

Supporting women through menopause is crucial for improving productivity, retention, and overall workplace well-being.

MPower: Empowering Women To Thrive At Work

MPower is here to help women in the workplace harness their strength while experiencing perimenopause/ menopause.

We’re about building confidence, feeling supported, and staying resilient when uncertainty or discomfort threatens to throw your leaders off their game.

With MPower, women take control of their journey, equipped with tools to manage symptoms and a community for backup. This shift in mindset empowers women to thrive personally and professionally, showing up stronger, clearer, and more powerful at work and beyond.

How MPower Can Help Your Business

When you break the stigma around perimenopause/ menopause you create a more inclusive organization and more empowered workforce. Armed with the confidence, community support and practical tools they need, MPower will enable your leaders to thrive in both their personal and professional life, uninterrupted by perimenopause/ menopause.

The fantastic benefits for your organization and your people include:

Support a culture of inclusivity

Increase employee retention

Increase employee performance

Lower absence and sickness

Reduce recruitment costs

3 Ways to MPower Your Workforce

Programs are mutually exclusive, complementary, and can be combined.

MPower Group Program

MPower Group Coaching is a 6-month program designed to transform leaders experiencing perimenopause/ menopause. Through expert guidance, community support, and practical tools, participants will:​

  • Reduce burnout and enhance productivity ​

  • Increase self-awareness & confidence​

  • Improve mental well-being and reduce anxiety​

  • Continue career growth without being interrupted by perimenopause/ menopause symptoms​

  • Develop a stronger voice to create awareness and support in your organization​

Menopositivity Masterclass

Part game show, part Master Class, part stitch & bitch, “Menopositivity” is a 90-minute (virtual or in-person), interactive session that will flip the script on Menopause at work.

Key Learning Objectives:​

  • Create community around and raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of perimenopause/ menopause.

  • Examine the significant impact of perimenopause/ menopause on professional women and on work performance and productivity through data and personal stories​

  • Provide actionable advice and resources to support women experiencing perimenopause/ menopause.

  • Empower women to advocate for their needs and rights in the workplace

  • Embrace the positive aspects of perimenopause/ menopause and focusing on resilience

MPower Individual Coaching

Coaching empowers female leaders by validating their experiences and emotions. It helps them recognize that menopause does not diminish their skills, capabilities, or value as leaders and encourages them to embrace new ways of creating impact. ​

Executives will have additional support at a critical, transitional time in life and career:​​

  • Fosters empowerment​

  • Reduction in feelings of isolation​

  • Enhances Mental Well-being & Resilience​

  • Renewal: Renergized and re-dedicated to mission/purpose to become even strong and more influential leaders

Program Developers and Coaches

Salima Valji

salima@unleashforward.com

Salima Valji is an internationally sought-after speaker, thought-leader and certified executive coach on leadership topics related to advancing women and people of color. Salima was recently awarded the 2023 recipient of The World of Difference award by The International Alliance for Women (TIAW), recognizing her impact to women’s economic empowerment. Additional awards include Top 100 Speakers 2023 by Women in Tech, and Global Women Power Leaders 2024 by White Page International.

Salima experienced menopause unexpectedly and realized there was a serious gap in resources and community support for executives navigating this life phase. She created MPower to fill that void, empowering leaders to thrive through menopause and beyond.

Lauren Glazer

lauren@laurenglazercoaching.com

Lauren Glazer is a leadership coach who helps emerging and experienced leaders become even more thoughtful, intentional and resilient—prepared to take on new roles and business challenges, capable of deftly navigating uncharted waters and poised to guide and empower their own people to do the same. Leveraging over two decades of experience in team and brand building, she helps individuals, teams and organizations with a multidisciplinary perspective, deep sensitivity and voracious curiosity.

Experiencing surgical menopause in her mid-40, she has seen the roller coaster ride of this journey first hand. She created MPower to help women take charge of "the change" so that they can continue to share their considerable skill and expertise while experiencing fulfillment and joy.

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