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A recent report in the Guardian found that a growing number of women are citing the menopause as proof of unfair dismissal and/or direct sex discrimination at employment tribunals – suggesting not only that the stigma around the experience very much remains but that employers could be doing a lot more to support people. According to the latest UK data, there were five employment tribunals referencing the claimant’s menopause in 2018, six in 2019 and 16 in 2020, and there have been 10 in the first six months of 2021. Dee Murray, the Founder and Chief Executive of Menopause Experts, which carried out the research, told the Guardian: “I can see that this will carry on building until such time as there are some really big, group lawsuits, which I’m sure there will be. “The women in a lot of the big companies are already setting up their own private, internal menopause support groups. If they decide their issues are not supported by HR, you could potentially have a real problem.” With women aged 50 to 64 the fastest growing and economically active group in the UK, according to the Guardian, and with eight out of 10 menopausal women
