14 million working days a year 'lost to menopause'

Almost a third of women working during the core menopause age (50-64) are taking time out of work to alleviate menopausal symptoms, researched commissioned by Health & Her has revealed. Amounting to 24 hours across a year, the estimated cost of symptoms such as hot flushes, memory loss, joint aches and anxiety to the UK economy equates to 14 million days if spread across the female workforce. Impact The research, which surveyed 1,000 women over the age of 50, also showed that 54.4% of women aged 50 to 64 - more than two million - are working extra to make up for the lost time, whil...