Now ’s The Time to Bring Up Menopause At Work

Being the chief people officer for the biotech giant Genentech was stressful enough, but last year, Cori Davis could tell that something more than just stress was starting to affect her. She kept waking up at night covered in sweat, making it difficult to get a good night’s sleep; during the day, she pushed through exhaustion to get her work done. A visit to Genentech’s campus health care confirmed her sneaking suspicion: she was going through menopause. A few years ago, she might have kept that to herself. But there’s been a revolution in the world of women’s health in the last year, with women starting to talk about menopause and how it affects them in the workplace. So when Genentech’s women professionals group came to Davis last fall asking for ways to destigmatize menopause and support women in the workplace, Davis wasn’t shy about talking about her own health challenges. In March of 2023, Genentech, which has 13,500 employees, rolled out a new employee benefit to support women going through menopause, and Davis shared her experience when presenting it to employees. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “Our hope is that people understand there’s no shame in going through menopause, and the more comfortable we can all become in discussing this perfectly normal part of life, the less taboo the topic will be for all of us,” says Davis. Genentech’s menopause benefit gives employees and their spouses and part...
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