40% of women believe theyll disadvantaged at work for menopause, new study reveals
More than a third of employed women worry that their age will negatively affect their job (38%), according to new research.A survey of 2,000 employed Americans found that fear of ageism in the workplace is real, as baby boomers expressed the most concern (43%).Those who are worried about their age affecting their job are concerned about their physical mobility and health (42%), the amount of work they can take on (37%) and how going through a major health change, like menopause, would affect their job (23%).Results showed that health is a common topic of discussion in workplaces (47%), finding that 55% claim to feel comfortable talking about anything and everything with their coworkers — men more than women (62% vs.53%).Conducted by Talker Research for Intimina, the survey also showed that when it comes to women, specifically, those who work under a female manager are more likely to feel like their workplace is a safe space for all conversations (57% vs.
48%).Gen X (49%) and millennials (48%) are the likeliest to discuss health in the workplace and the same is true for women when compared to men (50% vs.38%).Those who are comfortable discussing their health with coworkers said that it comes up naturally in conversations (44%) and because they’re generally comfortable talking about it (38%).On the other hand, those who do not feel comfortable discussing their health in the workplace want to keep their work and private lives separate (34%) and said that it doesn’t naturally come up (23%).Looking at their perspective on female-specific health concerns in the workplace, half of respondents believe that women should get time off of work when experiencing symptoms of menopause and menstruation (49% each) — averaging about four days for either.Women are more likely to think that they should get time off for menopause (51% vs.
42%) and menstruation (51% vs.46%), along with those who work in a mostly female workplace.“We recognize that women experience the sympt...