The recent menopause and perimenopause webinar was such a positive session, a big thank you to everyone involved especially Dr Heidi Kerr and Dr Vicky Hobbs from VHK Education who took the time to put the session together with us and bought a wealth of experience and useful information to the session.

We are so passionate about getting the menopause conversation started and it’s clear that a lot of people out there feel the same.  The webinar attendance level was extremely high and there was so much interaction, that the webinar could have lasted a lot longer, which is amazing.  The webinar provoked many interesting questions and a short survey was provided to develop a greater understanding about the workplace and the menopause understanding.

Interestingly from those that completed the survey, we found that:

• Only 33% of workplaces had raised awareness about the menopause
• Only 2% of workplaces have a menopause policy in place
• Only 36% of people felt they can/could openly discuss the menopause in the workplace.

The findings make uncomfortable reading and Gateway and VHK Education are more determined to get the menopause discussion on the workplace agenda.

The success of the webinar means we’ll be putting on more webinars in the future, not just about the menopause but about subjects that really matter to all of us.