High menopause search rate highlights need for employee support: Peppy

Peak searches during Menopause Awareness Month

Hemma Visavadia
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Research has shown that there were over five million searches for menopause-related terms during 2021, which further highlights the need for employers to offer support, according to Peppy.

The digital health platform analysed Google search data to find that "menopause in the workplace" received a total of 5,900 searches last year. Searches for this term reportedly reached its peak during Menopause Awareness Month in October 2021 but there was a noticeable uplift in May and June. Other commonly searched for terms included "menopause at work" which received 3,550 searches in 2021, "menopause struggling at work" which had 2,220 searches in 2021 and "menopause and work" which saw 1,890 searches in 2021. The analysis also revealed several other searches relating to menopa...

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